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Gothic
Gothic (1987)...Shelley
Plot Synopsis: Julian plays the gifted and tormented Percy Bysshe Shelley in this based-in-fact tale of the night Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein; a very strange film, but with some powerful performances - and yet another Julian nude-scene.
Review: a wildly strange film! Nevertheless, it is an abundantly intriguing tale of some most dramatic events. Great for a Halloween showing! Julian's portrayal of the passionately artistic Percy Bysshe Shelley sets up an excellent subtext to the nearly mad Lord Byron (Gabriel Byrne) and the tormented Mary Shelley (Natasha Richardson).
The
writers managed to incorporate some of the bizarre facts of the
lives of these legendary writers into an intricately woven dramatic
plot, then added another dose of the bizarre, fed by opium (a
standard for the artistic set of the time) and the sexual tension
between many of the characters (including Shelley and Byron), as well
as the recent loss of the Shelley's child. Includes another
non-sexual nude scene, along with a lot of sexual scenes (clothed).
Availability: hard to find for sale, slightly easier for rental. Buy It.