Gothic

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Movie Info

In this English film, the 1816 gathering of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin (Natasha Richardson), her fiancé, Percy Shelley (Julian Sands), Lord Byron (Gabriel Byrne), Claire Clairmont (Myriam Cyr), and Dr. John Polidori (Timothy Spall) at a Swiss resort spawned the gothic classics, Frankenstein and The Vampyre. What took place on that fateful night to inspire the authors to such horrific fiction?

Rating:

R
Genre:

Art House & International, Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense
Directed By:

Ken Russell
Written By:

Stephen Volk
In Theaters:

Jan 1, 2002 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Mar 14, 2000
Runtime:

87 minutes
Studio:

LionsGate Entertainment

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Cast

Natasha Richardson
as Mary Shelley

Gabriel Byrne
as Byron

Julian Sands
as Shelley

Myriam Cyr
as Claire Clairmont

Timothy Spall
as Dr. John Polidori

Andreas Wisniewski
as Fletcher

Alec Mango
as Murray

Dexter Fletcher
as Rushton

Pascal King
as Justice

Tom Hickey
as Tour Guide

Linda Coggin
as Turkish Mechanical Doll

Kristine Landon-Smith
as Mechanical Woman

Chris Chappell
as Man in Armour

Mark Pickard
as Young William

Kiran Shah
as Fuseli Monster

Christine Newby
as Shelley Fan

Kim Tillesley
as Shelley Fan

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Critic Reviews for Gothic

All Critics (12) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (6)

I'll take my Byron and Shelley straight.

Oct 3, 2011 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
'Gothic' can be taken neither seriously nor with a saving pinch of salt.

Oct 17, 2005 | Full Review…

Donald J. Levit
ReelTalk Movie Reviews
There's no sleeping tonight

May 12, 2005 | Rating: 3/5

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

Oct 15, 2004 | Full Review…

James O'Ehley
Movie Gurus
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.

Sep 26, 2002 | Rating: 70/100

Brian Webster
Apollo Guide
Full-tilt Ken Russell biopic that raises all the right questions about the act of creating art and more

Aug 14, 2002 | Rating: 5/5

Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Typical Ken Russell weirdness.

Jul 27, 2002 | Rating: 2.5/5

Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

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Audience Reviews for Gothic

Jul 08, 2011

Just rewatched this. What could have been a pretty amazing film, falls a bit flat due to some bad editing. But I still love it to spite all of it's flaws.

Robert C Super Reviewer
May 11, 2011

I like the original story and if it were done in a more serious and dramatic way (with a fair amount of light-heartedness) this could have been a briliant film. It was simply too weird for my liking although it was made very well. Good acting.

Sophie B Super Reviewer
Sep 21, 2010

Crazy-ass movie. Ken Russell is a freak.

Cindy I Super Reviewer
Dec 15, 2009

Well this Movie has a messed up Story. A lot of Nudity guaranteed, but there is a less point in the Plot and then the clossing as "Mary Shelleys Frankenstein? I dont deny that I enjoyed it, but I still missed the main thing: what is it all about?

Wahida K Super Reviewer