Gothic (1986 film)
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Gothic (1986 film) is a surreal 1986 British horror movie directed by Ken Russell that fictionalizes the infamous 1816 gathering of Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Shelley, and others, during which the idea for Frankenstein is said to have been conceived.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gothic (1986 film) canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British horror film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
1816 gathering at Villa Diodati
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life of Lord Byron ⓘ life of Mary Shelley ⓘ life of Percy Bysshe Shelley ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Mike Southon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts | creation of Frankenstein idea ⓘ |
| director | Ken Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Virgin Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Peter Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror film
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psychological horror film ⓘ surreal film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
artistic inspiration
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madness ⓘ sexual repression ⓘ supernatural terror ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Gothic fiction
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Romantic literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Claire Clairmont
NERFINISHED
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John William Polidori NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Byron NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Shelley NERFINISHED ⓘ Percy Bysshe Shelley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Thomas Dolby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | hallucinatory night of ghost stories ⓘ |
| partOf | Ken Russell filmography ⓘ |
| portrays |
Claire Clairmont
NERFINISHED
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John William Polidori NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Byron NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Shelley NERFINISHED ⓘ Percy Bysshe Shelley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Virgin Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1986-06-20 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 87 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Stephen Volk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Lake Geneva
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Villa Diodati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1816 ⓘ |
| subject | origin of the novel Frankenstein ⓘ |
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