Gothic (1987)
Nel 1816 a Villa Donati, sul lago di Ginevra, in una notte tempestosa, Lord Byron con l'amante Claire, e Percy Shelley con la compagna Mary, insieme all'ambiguo dottore Polidori, medico di Byron, bevendo laudano per eccitarsi e farneticando sul demonio e sulle sue apparizioni, s'impegnano in una seduta spiritica. Claire dà in smanie ed accenna ad un bambino morto (probabilmente si riferisce al figlio di cui Mary ha sempre pianto la perdita prematura). Dopo la seduta si cominciano a vedere per casa sanguisughe e pitoni, una capra, molti topi, teste mozze e creature deformi, nel consueto quadro di bianchi tendaggi svolazzanti. Sembra che un inafferrabile fantasma si aggiri nelle tante stanze. Il giorno dopo, tornato il sole, durante un picnic, tutti sorridono e recitano versi. Tutti tranne Mary: la sola che, durante il terrificante incubo notturno, sembra aver presentito e visto il tragico destino di morte che l'avvenire riserba ai presenti.
Direttore:
Ken Russell
Scrittore:
Stephen Volk
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Gabriel Byrne as Lord Byron |
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Julian Sands as Percy Shelley |
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Natasha Richardson as Mary Shelley |
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Myriam Cyr as Claire Clairmont |
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Timothy Spall as Dr. Polidori |
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Alec Mango as Murray |
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Andreas Wisniewski as Fletcher |
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Dexter Fletcher as Rushton |
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Pascal King as Justine |
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Tom Hickey as Tour Guide |
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Linda Coggin as Turkish Mechanical Woman |
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Kristine Landon-Smith as Mechanical Woman |
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Chris Chappell as Man in Armour |
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Mark Pickard as Young William |
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Kiran Shah as Fuseli Monster |
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Kim Tillesly as Shelley Fan |
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Ken Russell as Tourist |
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Cosey Fanny Tutti as Shelley Fan |
| Directing | Ken Russell | Director |
| Writing | Stephen Volk | Screenplay |
| Sound | Bruce White | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Mary Selway | Casting |
| Directing | Lissa Ruben | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Andy Nelson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Al Clark | Executive Producer |
| Production | Robert Devereux | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Mike Dowson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | John Chandler | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pat Hay | Key Makeup Artist |
| Production | Jane Studd | Assistant Location Manager |
| Directing | Iain Patrick | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Michael Buchanan | Art Direction |
| Camera | Steve Parker | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Graham Day | Clapper Loader |
| Art | Rodney Pincott | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yvonne Coppard | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Jeffery | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Crew | Zakiya Powell | Unit Publicist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tracey Smith | Hairstylist |
| Production | Laura Julian | Production Manager |
| Crew | Roy Street | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Tony Smart | Stunts |
| Directing | Peter Freeman | Third Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Meinir Jones-Lewis | Key Hair Stylist |
| Camera | Clive Coote | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Callum McDougall | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Nick Daubeny | Location Manager |
| Art | Peter Grant | Property Master |
| Art | Trisha Edwards | Property Buyer |
| Sound | Peter Pennell | Dialogue Editor |
| Crew | Helen Caldwell | Stunts |
| Production | Ronaldo Vasconcellos | Production Accountant |
| Sound | Thomas Dolby | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kay Gallwey | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Victoria Russell | Costume Design |
| Editing | Michael Bradsell | Editor |
| Art | Christopher Hobbs | Production Design |
| Production | Penny Corke | Producer |
| Camera | Mike Southon | Director of Photography |
| Art | John Roberts | Painter |
| Writing | Lord Byron | Story |
| Writing | Percy Bysshe Shelley | Story |
| Art | Anne Tilby | Art Direction |
| Editing | Mark Latimer | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Graham Sutton | Sound Effects Editor |
| Editing | Karen Cross | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Gerard McCann | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Lighting | Tommy Moran | Gaffer |
| Production | Robert Fox | Producer |
