Ken Russell indulges in some literary speculation with his recreation of the visit of the futue Shelley's to the Swiss villa of Lord Byron in 1816 which arguably led to the creation of Frankenstein and more obliquely, Dracula. The film moves at a hysterical pace, bombarding you with grisly visuals but it's barely coherent ( you could re-juggle the order of most scenes without any noticeable effect ) and unevenly acted- Gabriel Byrne and Timothy Spall ae excellent;Julian Sands isn't.
Natasha Richardson ( as Mary Godwin)
Sex : Mary has sex with Shelley
Death : Survives
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Natasha was the daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave and educated privately despite her mother's supposed socialist convictions. Though she made a couple of uncredited film appearances as a child, this was her second film role.. She had a middling film and TV career but won a Tony award in 1998 for playing Sally Bowles in Cabaret in 1998. She married Liam Neeson in 1998. She died in 2009 of a head injury sustained during a ski-ing lesson.
Myriam Cyr ( as Clare )
Sex : Clare has sex with Lord Byron
Death : Survives
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Myriam was born in Canada and has appeared in both English and French language films.. This was her film debut. Her career looked to have petered out by the end of the nineties but she re-surfaced in the US comedy series Messy in 2020. In 2007 she published the monograph Letters Of A Portugese Nun : Uncovering the Mystery Behind a 17th Century Forbidden Love.
Pascal King ( as Justine )
Sex : Justine is Byron's servant mistress
Death : Survives
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Pascal was a modestly successful TV actress from London. This was her only film role and she quit acting shortly afterwards.
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