Frankenstein: A Modern Myth

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2012 / 60min.

Rating6

Genres

Documentary

Synopsis

From Boris Karloff to Mel Brooks - Frankenstein has fired the imagination of generations of artists who have created their own interpretation of this Gothic masterpiece. Frankenstein: A Modern Myth looks at some of these depictions, including Danny Boyle's sell-out hit at the National Theatre. The film has exclusive access to rehearsals and interviews with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller - who alternate the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature - and with Danny Boyle. It also features cult film director John Waters: "I'm sympathetic to monsters, and this was the first one I came across as a child".

Directors

Actors

Benedict Cumberbatch

Jonny Lee Miller

John Waters

David Bradley

Danny Boyle

Daniel Ings

Nick Dear

Sarah Mowat

Gwen Adshead

Philip Ball

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