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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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Reviews for Gothic
'Gothic' can be taken neither seriously nor with a saving pinch of salt.
I had forgotten just how plain weird director Ken Russell can be . . .
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.
Full-tilt Ken Russell biopic that raises all the right questions about the act of creating art and more
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