Synopsis
In the summer of 1816, Percy Shelley, his mistress Mary, and her stepsister Claire visit Lord Byron at Lake Geneva. Byron challenges each to write a horror story, and Mary begins her novel, Frankenstein. She imagines the monster becoming real, and for the next six years, as tragedy befalls those around her, she believes the personification of her imagination is the cause. Against this backdrop, Claire has Byron's baby then is estranged from him and barred from her daughter. Byron and Percy continue their friendship, the one self-centered and decadent, the other wildly idealistic. The Shelleys take up residence near Pisa.
Facts
Setting
Switzerland
Filming location
Madrid, Switzerland, Spain
Original language
English
Trailer
Stills
Festival History
- AFI Fest 1989 generic
- Goya Awards 1989 generic
- Chicago International Film Festival 1988 generic
- San Sebastián International Film Festival 1988 generic
