Cast
Hugh Grant Lizzy McInnerny Valentine Pelka Elizabeth Hurley 
José Luis Gómez Virginia Mataix
Credits
Written by: 
Gonzalo Suárez
Plot
In 1816 Switzerland, Mary Shelley, her lover Percy Shelley and Lord Byron spend the summer by Lake Geneva, where Frankenstein is conceived, in a gothic, poetic reconstruction.
Sinekatalog’s take
A gothic and poetic literary drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.8 / 10 (1,279 votes)
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