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the success of 'Frankenstein; Or The Modern Prometheus'
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Mary Shelley

The success of 'Frankenstein;Or The Modern Prometheus'

the success of 'Frankenstein;
Or The Modern Prometheus'

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...the success of 'Frankenstein; Or The Modern Prometheus'.
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01:47:33
Uploaded
Jul 01, 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.
It's a remarkable story asserting, as it does, the... - Mary Shelley 00:05
It's a remarkable story asserting, as it does, the...
From the moment Doctor Frankenstein's creature opens its eyes... - Mary Shelley 00:05
From the moment Doctor Frankenstein's creature opens it...
...leaving the creature to its first of many experiences of neglect... - Mary Shelley 00:06
...leaving the creature to its first of many experiences of ...
And if only Frankenstein had been able to bestow upon his creation... - Mary Shelley 00:06
And if only Frankenstein had been able to bestow upon his cr...
...a compassionate touch. A kind word. - Mary Shelley 00:04
...a compassionate touch. A kind word.
...that it is these very thoughts that continue to run through our minds... - Mary Shelley 00:05
...that it is these very thoughts that continue to run throu...
...long after we've turned the final page of this book... - Mary Shelley 00:04
...long after we've turned the final page of this book....
...which I know you all agree is one of the most complete and... - Mary Shelley 00:07
...which I know you all agree is one of the most complete an...
...certainly one of the most original publications of our age. - Mary Shelley 00:04
...certainly one of the most original publications of our ag...
I see some of you suggest that the work belongs to me. - Mary Shelley 00:05
I see some of you suggest that the work belongs to me.
Indeed, you could say that the work would not even exist without my contribution. - Mary Shelley 00:06
Indeed, you could say that the work would not even exist wit...
...the only claim I remotely have to this work... - Mary Shelley 00:05
...the only claim I remotely have to this work...
...that defines Frankenstein's creature. - Mary Shelley 00:04
...that defines Frankenstein's creature.
The author of 'Frankenstein; Or A Modern Prometheus' is, of course... - Mary Shelley 00:06
The author of 'Frankenstein; Or A Modern Prometheus...
[CROWD MURMURS] - Mary Shelley 00:05
[CROWD MURMURS]
It is a work of singular genius and she is indebted to no one... - Mary Shelley 00:05
It is a work of singular genius and she is indebted to no on...
I never promised you a life without misery... - Mary Shelley 00:04
I never promised you a life without misery...
...but I underestimated the depths of despair... - Mary Shelley 00:05
...but I underestimated the depths of despair...
...and the weight of regret we were to endure. - Mary Shelley 00:04
...and the weight of regret we were to endure.
I lost everything to be with you, Percy. - Mary Shelley 00:04
I lost everything to be with you, Percy.