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 |
| Production | Al Clark | Executive Producer |
| Production | Robert Devereux | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mary Selway | Casting |
| Directing | Lissa Ruben | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Bruce White | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Andy Nelson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Mike Dowson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Steve Parker | Focus Puller |
| Sound | John Chandler | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Graham Day | Clapper Loader |
| Directing | Iain Patrick | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Callum McDougall | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Peter Freeman | Third Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Meinir Jones-Lewis | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pat Hay | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yvonne Coppard | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tracey Smith | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Jeffery | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Production | Laura Julian | Production Manager |
| Production | Nick Daubeny | Location Manager |
| Production | Jane Studd | Assistant Location Manager |
| Art | Michael Buchanan | Art Direction |
| Art | Trisha Edwards | Property Buyer |
| Art | Peter Grant | Property Master |
| Art | Rodney Pincott | Property Master |
| Sound | Peter Pennell | Dialogue Editor |
| Camera | Clive Coote | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Zakiya Powell | Unit Publicist |
| Production | Ronaldo Vasconcellos | Production Accountant |
| Crew | Roy Street | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Tony Smart | Stunts |
| Crew | Helen Caldwell | Stunts |
| Art | Christopher Hobbs | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Victoria Russell | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kay Gallwey | Costume Design |
| Editing | Michael Bradsell | Editor |
| Production | Penny Corke | Producer |
| Sound | Thomas Dolby | Original Music Composer |
| 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 |
