Frankenstein: A Modern Myth
- Released on
- Runtime
- 60 mins
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".
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".
Cast
- David Bradley
- Daniel Ings
- Sarah Mowat
- Danny Boyle
- Benedict Cumberbatch
- John Waters
- Jonny Lee Miller
- Gwen Adshead
- Philip Ball
- Nick Dear
- Daisy Hay
- Stephen Hebron
- Philip Hoare
- Miranda Seymour
- Helen Wallace
Director
- Adam Low
- Tim Van Someren
Producers
- Martin Rosenbaum
