Film·2012·1h

Frankenstein: A Modern Myth

Documentary

From Boris Karloff to Mel Brooks - Frankenstein has fired the imagination of generations of artists who have created their own interpretation of this Gothic masterpiece. Frankenstein: A Modern Myth looks at some of these depictions, including Danny Boyle's sell-out hit at the National Theatre. The film has exclusive access to rehearsals and interviews with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller - who alternate the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature - and with Danny Boyle. It also features cult film director John Waters: "I'm sympathetic to monsters, and this was the first one I came across as a child".

Directed by Tim Van Someren, Adam Low

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Cast

12 credited

David Bradley
David BradleySelf - Narrator (voice)
Daniel Ings
Daniel IngsReadings (voice)
Sarah Mowat
Sarah MowatReadings (voice)
Danny Boyle
Danny BoyleSelf
Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict CumberbatchSelf / Frankenstein / The Monster
John Waters
John WatersSelf - Director
Jonny Lee Miller
Jonny Lee MillerSelf / Frankenstein / The Monster
Gwen Adshead
Gwen AdsheadSelf - Chief Forensic Psychotherapist, Broadmoor Hospital (as Dr. Gwen Adshead)
Philip Ball
Philip BallSelf - Historian of Science
Nick Dear
Nick DearSelf - Playwright
Daisy Hay
Daisy HaySelf - Mary Shelley Biographer
Stephen Hebron
Stephen HebronSelf - Bodleian Library, Oxford

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