Mary Shelley

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Logan D Mary Godwin falls in love with Percy Bysshe Shelley and eventually writes the masterpiece that secures her in history. Mary Shelley certainly had a more interesting life than this film shows. Elle Fanning delivers an impressive performance as Mary and the period details are fine. The characters just aren't explored as well as they should have been. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/18/24 Full Review E C The drama between Mary and Percy felt hackneyed. I was only interested in Mary's creative evolution as a writer. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/24 Full Review Ivan S This film is really underrated, probably those who criticizes it has expected the "monster" and not a romantic and dramatic story about the writer's life. It's just very sad, but that remains to be seen. So is minimum a 60% 🍅, don't trust the tomatometers. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/11/22 Full Review Audience Member Sicuramente la storia della scrittrice è degna di essere raccontata e resa nota al grande pubblico. Il film ne riassume l'adolescenza, cercando di dare spazio ai diversi avvenimenti senza però mai colpire veramente nel segno; si passa da una tragedia ad un litigio senza mai riuscire a creare il giusto livello di empatia con i personaggi e con la loro storia. Ci si ritrova a guardare con distacco la storia di una ragazza che non trova la sua via per molto tempo, così come dei personaggi a lei vicini, alcuni dei quali non sfruttati a dovere. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Wolfgang G Mary Shelley ist eine Filmbiografie von Haifaa Al Mansour (Drehbuch und Regie). Der Film ist eine außergewöhnliche Geschichte, eine Biographie von Mary Shelley. Eine Liebesgeschichte in einen belehrenden und abgehackten Stiel das sich zum Melodram verwandelt. Mit einer guten Besetzung von ausgezeichneten Schauspielern. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/23/22 Full Review isla s I found this an engrossing, somewhat chilling watch. The titular character is an interesting person, who is very observant and makes some witty remarks (one example of which being the exchange with another 'are you not cold Mary?' and her response? 'my hypocricy keeps me warm') I wasn't aware of the life of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, later Shelley. There are some sad situations depicted and it was quite good in terms of providing a spooky feel, with instrumental music played somberly in the background. There is also a feel of mystery present which I liked too. Quite a lot of the dialogue (although certainly not all of it) is somewhat poetic, with characters taking some time to choose their words eloquently. This gives it a sort of grand feel. If you like period dramas, then this may well appeal. Some of the settings are a little more humble than the most lavish of period dramas but I found it a good watch and really quite engrossing regardless. I liked that some characters appeared to be surprisingly honest and open about things. There is an element of sexism or perhaps misogyny present, sadly but then I suppose that only reflects the time that the events were to have taken place in. I have little doubt that a female writer of such a dark story as Frankenstein would have had difficulties finding a pig publishing company prepared to take it on with her as the author. I'd recommend this film to anyone interested, as I found the story interesting, although it may be a little long and bland in parts if your keen on constant action based films, its not that kind of film. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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