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Mary Shelley

But a man is a man

But a man is a man

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But a man is a man...
Duration
5 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
01:30:27
Uploaded
Jun 30, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, history
Production
HanWay Films,Gidden Media,Parallel Films,BFI,Ralfish Films,Bac Cinema,Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland,Film Fund Luxembourg,Head Gear Films,Metrol Technology

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Movie Summary

Life and facts of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, who at 16 met 21 year old poet Percy Shelley, resulting in the writing of Frankenstein.
And when a young girl comes prancing to an old man at all hours... - Mary Shelley 00:06
And when a young girl comes prancing to an old man at all ho...
Always see - Mary Shelley 00:04
Always see
Safe travels Mary - Mary Shelley 00:07
Safe travels Mary
MARY: It was a dreary night of November... - Mary Shelley 00:32
MARY: It was a dreary night of November...
...from which... - Mary Shelley 00:34
...from which...
Soon... - Mary Shelley 00:08
Soon...
I shall ascend my funeral pyre... - Mary Shelley 00:25
I shall ascend my funeral pyre...
It exceeds even what I believed you capable of. - Mary Shelley 00:04
It exceeds even what I believed you capable of.
The doctor, he gets all these body parts... - Mary Shelley 00:04
The doctor, he gets all these body parts...
...and he sews them together in order to make the most perfect creature... - Mary Shelley 00:05
...and he sews them together in order to make the most perfe...
...but when he brings it to life, essentially what he has created is a kind of monster. - Mary Shelley 00:04
...but when he brings it to life, essentially what he has cr...
Well, couldn't it be something more... something more hopeful? - Mary Shelley 00:05
Well, couldn't it be something more... something more h...
Imagine if he could create the perfect being. - Mary Shelley 00:04
Imagine if he could create the perfect being.
Yes, and in doing so, he could show what man can be. - Mary Shelley 00:04
Yes, and in doing so, he could show what man can be.
He creates a version of ourselves that shines with goodness... - Mary Shelley 00:04
He creates a version of ourselves that shines with goodness....
...and thus, thus delivers a message for mankind. - Mary Shelley 00:04
...and thus, thus delivers a message for mankind.
Well, I mean a message of hope and of perfection. - Mary Shelley 00:04
Well, I mean a message of hope and of perfection.
What would you... what would we know of hope and perfection? - Mary Shelley 00:06
What would you... what would we know of hope and perfection?
- I'll take it to my publisher and convince... - No. I will go alone. - Mary Shelley 00:05
- I'll take it to my publisher and convince... - No. I ...
[DOOR CLOSES] - Mary Shelley 00:12
[DOOR CLOSES]