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Mary Shelley
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Mary Shelley

2017 · 120 min Romance Drama
7.0 / 10 · TMDB

The love affair between poet Percy Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin resulted in the creation of an immortal novel, “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.”

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The film doesn't rush. It trusts the viewer — gives time to inhabit the characters, understand what's really happening. Direction here serves the actors rather than overwhelming them.

This film doesn't entertain — it speaks. If you're ready for that, it'll leave a mark. If not — it'll seem slow.

A good choice for those who value subtle direction and honest performance.

Director: Haifaa al-Mansour

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: Unhurried, on a weekday evening. Put down the phone, let the film work.

🎭 Cast

Elle Fanning

Elle Fanning

Mary Shelley

Douglas Booth

Douglas Booth

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Bel Powley

Bel Powley

Claire Clairmont

Stephen Dillane

Stephen Dillane

William Godwin

Joanne Froggatt

Joanne Froggatt

Mary Jane Clairmont

Tom Sturridge

Tom Sturridge

Lord Byron

Ben Hardy

Ben Hardy

Dr. John Polidori

Maisie Williams

Maisie Williams

Isabel Baxter

Hugh O'Conor

Hugh O'Conor

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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Ciara Charteris

Harriet Shelley

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