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The film's poster motif is based on [[Henry Fuseli]]'s painting ''[[The Nightmare]]'', which is also referenced in the film. |
The film's poster motif is based on [[Henry Fuseli]]'s painting ''[[The Nightmare]]'', which is also referenced in the film. |
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==Reception== |
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According to [[Dan Ireland]] who later worked with Russell the film was a big success on video.<ref>[http://trailersfromhell.com/blog/2012/05/15/dan-ireland-on-the-lair-of-the-white-worm/ Dan Ireland on ''The Lair of the White Worm''] at [[Trailers From Hell]]</ref> |
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==Cast== |
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*[[Gabriel Byrne]] as [[Lord Byron]] |
*[[Gabriel Byrne]] as [[Lord Byron]] |
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*[[Julian Sands]] as [[Percy Bysshe Shelley]] |
*[[Julian Sands]] as [[Percy Bysshe Shelley]] |
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*[[Andreas Wisniewski]] as Fletcher |
*[[Andreas Wisniewski]] as Fletcher |
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*[[Dexter Fletcher]] as Rushton |
*[[Dexter Fletcher]] as Rushton |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 13:55, 18 May 2012
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| Directed by | Ken Russell |
| Written by | Stephen Volk |
| Produced by | Al Clark, Robert Devereux |
| Starring | Gabriel Byrne Julian Sands Natasha Richardson Myriam Cyr Timothy Spall |
| Music by | Thomas Dolby |
Running time | 88 min. |
| Language | English |
Gothic is a 1986 film directed by Ken Russell. It starred Gabriel Byrne as Lord Byron, Julian Sands as Percy Bysshe Shelley, Natasha Richardson as Mary Shelley and Timothy Spall as Dr John William Polidori. It features a soundtrack composed by Thomas Dolby, and marks Richardson's film debut.
The film is a fictionalized tale based on the Shelleys' visit with Lord Byron in Villa Diodati by Lake Geneva, and the famous challenge to write a horror story, which ultimately led to Mary Shelley writing Frankenstein and John Polidori writing The Vampyre. The same event has also been portrayed in the films Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Haunted Summer (1988), among others.
The film's poster motif is based on Henry Fuseli's painting The Nightmare, which is also referenced in the film.
Reception
According to Dan Ireland who later worked with Russell the film was a big success on video.[1]
Cast
- Gabriel Byrne as Lord Byron
- Julian Sands as Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Natasha Richardson as Mary Shelley
- Myriam Cyr as Claire Clairmont
- Timothy Spall as Dr John William Polidori
- Alec Mango as Murray
- Andreas Wisniewski as Fletcher
- Dexter Fletcher as Rushton
