Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley : Frankenstein, the making of the monster /

The Shelleys and Byron wiled away part of a rainy summer in Switzerland reading and writing ghost stories; Frankenstein was Mary Shelley's contribution. But Frankenstein is more than a great ghost story. Its theme-- that we do not know the monsters our minds can create-- is perhaps even more va...

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Corporate Authors:	Discovery Communications, Inc, Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Other Authors:	Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851
Format:	Video VHS
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, 1994
Subjects:	Frankenstein films > History and criticism. Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, > 1797-1851. Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, > 1797-1851. > Frankenstein. Frankenstein, Victor (Fictitious character) Frankenstein's monster (Fictitious character)

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Summary:	The Shelleys and Byron wiled away part of a rainy summer in Switzerland reading and writing ghost stories; Frankenstein was Mary Shelley's contribution. But Frankenstein is more than a great ghost story. Its theme-- that we do not know the monsters our minds can create-- is perhaps even more valid today. The program contains clips from the Boris Karloff film, the prototype of movie monsters, and authors Ann Rice and Ann Mellor add their insights into this book.
Item Description:	Videocassette release of the 1994 television program originally broadcast on The Discovery Channel. "FFH 5213." Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videocassette (50 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:	VHS.
Production Credits:	Executive producer, Tim Cowling ; executive editor, Walter Cronkite ; series producer, Jonathan Ward ; producer/writer, Eugene Vink.