Synopsis
Mary Shelley is story of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin—author of one of the world’s most famous Gothic novels ‘Frankenstein’—and her fiery, tempestuous relationship with renowned romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. The pair are two outsiders constrained by polite society but bound together by a natural chemistry and progressive ideas that are beyond the boundaries of their age and time. Mary and Percy declare their love for each other and much to her family’s horror they run away together, joined by Mary’s half-sister Claire. In the midst of growing tension within their relationship during their stay at Lord Byron's house at Lake Geneva, the idea of Frankenstein is conceived when a challenge is put to all house-guests to write a ghost story. An incredible character is created, which will loom large in popular culture for centuries to come, but society at the time puts little value in female authors. At the tender age of 18, Mary is forced to challenge these preconceptions, to protect her work and to forge her own identity.
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Movie Details
| France Releases: | August 10th, 2018 (Wide) |
| Video Release: | August 28th, 2018 by Shout Factory |
| MPAA Rating: | PG-13 for sexuality and thematic elements including substance abuse. (Rating bulletin 2520 (Cert #51532), 3/28/2018) |
| Running Time: | 121 minutes |
| Keywords: | Writing and Writers, Romance, Poet, First Love, 1700s, Set in London, Coming of Age, Early / Simultaneous Video-on-Demand release, Historical Drama |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Parallel Films, HanWay Films, BFI, Bord Scannan na hEireann, Irish Film Board, Film Fund Luxembourg, Head Gear Films, Juliette Inc., Ralfish Films, Gidden Media |
| Production Countries: | Luxembourg, United Kingdom, United States |
| Languages: | English |
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