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Frankenstein: A Modern Myth

Frankenstein: A Modern Myth

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 31, 2012

Runtime

1h 0m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

60%

Original Title

Frankenstein: A Modern Myth

Production Companies

Lone Star Productions, National Theatre, Channel 4 Television

Director

Tim Van Someren

Description

From Boris Karloff to Mel Brooks - Frankenstein has fired the imagination of generations of artists who have created their own interpretation of this Gothic masterpiece. Frankenstein: A Modern Myth looks at some of these depictions, including Danny Boyle's sell-out hit at the National Theatre. The film has exclusive access to rehearsals and interviews with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller - who alternate the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature - and with Danny Boyle. It also features cult film director John Waters: "I'm sympathetic to monsters, and this was the first one I came across as a child".