Mary Shelley - Official Trailer I HD I IFC Films

Opening in theaters May 25th and VOD June 1st

Directed by: Haifaa Al-Mansour
Starring: Elle Fanning, Maisie Williams, Bel Powley, Douglas Booth, Joanne Froggatt & Stephen Dillane

She will forever be remembered as the writer who gave the world Frankenstein. But the real life story of Mary Shelley—and the creation of her immortal monster—is nearly as fantastical as her fiction. Raised by a renowned philosopher father (Stephen Dillane) in 18th-century London, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin (Elle Fanning) is a teenage dreamer determined to make her mark on the world when she meets the dashing and brilliant poet Percy Shelley (Douglas Booth). So begins a torrid, bohemian love affair marked by both passion and personal tragedy that will transform Mary and fuel the writing of her Gothic masterwork. Imbued with the imaginative spirit of its heroine, Mary Shelley brings to life the world of a trailblazing woman who defied convention and channeled her innermost demons into a legend for the ages.

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[nandr]

"No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness"-Shelley

[lizzie]

I’m SO here for this!!! I’m so excited! Way back when we were reading Frankenstein in high school, I remember reading the biography in the front of the book about Mary’s life when I was supposed to be reading the book because I honestly found her life story far more interesting than the story itself. I remember feeling for Mary and all of her tragedies and thinking, “HER story needs to be made into a movie!” Glad to find out I wasn’t the only one thinking that :) makes sense that I would end up studying film after high school hahahaha

[dreamer]

Ken Russell"s "Gothic" dealt with infamous haunted summer of 1816; this film looks to portray Mary Shelley's struggle to get the book published and to be recognized as the author. These events did occur. The 1988 film "Haunted Summer" with Eric Stoltz is worth a look.

[girlofmydreams-adventuresw]

I loved this movie. Elle Fanning has become an incredible actor!

[muldervillenet]

This is a great movie about the Frankenstein's writer's Mary Shelley and once again Elle Fanning is perfect .. You should watch this one in theaters

[Andi_andI]

My name is Shelley and I am named after these two authors. I can't wait to see this movie.

[shalinitiwariscorner]

A 16 yrs old teen girl invented the sci-fi genre. WOW!!!

[NashvilleMaggie]

Well, I was excited about this until I saw that they were making Byron the villain...and he NEVER would have said that crap to her by the way. He was supportive of her publishing the book. She even said when she first met him that he was much more “gentle” and “mild” than she expected, so I have no idea what they’re attempting with this characterization, or casting for that matter.

[janicegrailmer]

I already know that if I watch this movie, I will adore Mary Shelley (the character)

[jd]

Mary Shelley looks like it will be a good film. Elle Fanning's English accent is spot on.

[zoefang]

Aaaahhhh Frankenstein.. <33 Yet another flawless masterpiece <333
When a ghost-story contest was proposed I believe the other ghost stories were just "Meh" xDD typical normal ghost stories but then came MARY and nobody spoke another word after she was done with hers. Everyone just sat paralyzed in their seats for the rest of the evening. The rest, they say, was history..

[SavageBear_YT]

Well, well, well - well well, well! well well. This is my first time hearing of this and I have goosebumps.

[beckyann]

I know how great it is to let my imagination run wild, as I have doing things including telling stories my own way; just like Mary Shelley.

[scottthompson]

Haunted Summer from 1988 is a good film if you want yarn about Byron and the Shelley's and John Polidori, the creator of the modern Vampire novel.

[RealMexFoodShouldntGiveUDrrhea]

Welp. Thought it would show a bit of Stephen Dillane, but it still looks good. 10/10 will watch

[M.A.C.]

It’s interesting that Mary Shelly’s life gets an adaptation but her novel has never been accurately adapted to the big screen.

[yosiposi]

You might also want to watch Remando al viento, a 1988 Spanish movie with an English-speaking cast (a young Hugh Grant among others).

[excalibur]

FYI, Byron came up with his idea for a vampire story on that same night, which eventually inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.

[KayBeeGlass]

Mary Shelly wrote Frankenstein while holed up during the mini ice age Europe was experiencing at the time - why are they showing warm, nice weather?

[MarkRutland]

Some people did NOT see the movie, but they know all about it... Viva la Net!