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Gothic (1986)

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Reviews Counted:11

Fresh:6

Rotten:5

Average Rating:5.9/10

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A richly detailed, delightfully chilling horror tale, centering around romanticism's poetic elite. When Lord Byron, Percy and Mary Shelley, and other assorted artistic guests gather at a secluded... A richly detailed, delightfully chilling horror tale, centering around romanticism's poetic elite. When Lord Byron, Percy and Mary Shelley, and other assorted artistic guests gather at a secluded mansion, they enjoy a frightfully scary drug-induced evening that ultimately inspires the writing of both Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" and Polidori's "The Vampyre." [More]

Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Julian Sands, Natasha Richardson, Myriam Cyr

Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Julian Sands, Natasha Richardson, Myriam Cyr, Timothy Spall

Director: Ken Russell

Director: Ken Russell

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Derek Adams
Derek Adams
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'Gothic' can be taken neither seriously nor with a saving pinch of salt.

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I had forgotten just how plain weird director Ken Russell can be . . .

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Nina Darnton
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A weird and visually memorable film that Russell fans will love and others will find interesting and at least slightly more accessible than most of his other films.

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09/26/02
Brian Webster
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Full-tilt Ken Russell biopic that raises all the right questions about the act of creating art and more

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Ken Hanke
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Typical Ken Russell weirdness.

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