Rowing with the Wind
1988 · 1h 35m · R
Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Directed by
Gonzalo Suárez
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Gonzalo Suárez Director
- Hugh Grant as Lord Byron
- Lizzy McInnerny as Mary Shelley
- Valentine Pelka as Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Elizabeth Hurley as Claire Clairmont
- José Luis Gómez as Polidori
- Aitana Sánchez-Gijón as Teresa Guiccioli
- Bibiana Fernández as Fornarina
- Virginia Mataix Cast
- Ronan Vibert Cast
- José Carlos Rivas Cast
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