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Rowing with the Wind

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Plot

In the summer of 1816, Percy Shelley, his mistress Mary, and her stepsister Claire visit Lord Byron at Lake Geneva. Byron challenges each to write a horror story, and Mary begins her novel, Frankenstein. She imagines the monster becoming real, and for the next six years, as tragedy befalls those around her, she believes the personification of her imagination is the cause. Against this backdrop, Claire has Byron's baby then is estranged from him and barred from her daughter. Byron and Percy continue their friendship, the one self-centered and decadent, the other wildly idealistic. The Shelleys take up residence near Pisa.

Cast

Hugh Grant as Lord Byron
Hugh Grant

as Lord Byron

Lizzy McInnerny as Mary Shelley
Lizzy McInnerny

as Mary Shelley

Valentine Pelka as Percy Bysshe Shelley
Valentine Pelka

as Percy Bysshe Shelley

Elizabeth Hurley as Claire Clairmont
Elizabeth Hurley

as Claire Clairmont

José Luis Gómez as Polidori
José Luis Gómez

as Polidori

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón as Teresa Guiccioli
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

as Teresa Guiccioli

Bibiana Fernández as Fornarina
Bibiana Fernández

as Fornarina

Virginia Mataix as Elisa
Virginia Mataix

as Elisa

Ronan Vibert as Fletcher
Ronan Vibert

as Fletcher

José Carlos Rivas as Criatura
José Carlos Rivas

as Criatura

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • July 1, 1989

Production Companies

    Production Countries

    • Spain

    Spoken Language

    • English

    Budget

    • $0.00

    Revenue

    • -

    Runtime

    • 2.10 hrs

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    Reviews

    Looks like Lord Byron's castle was the location of Burning Man of the 19th century. A bit hard to follow, but a good biopic of the author of Frankenstein.