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Mary Shelley

  • 20172017
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
16K
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Elle Fanning in Mary Shelley (2017)
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  • Biography
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Life and facts of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, who at 16 met 21 year old poet Percy Shelley, resulting in the writing of Frankenstein.Life and facts of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, who at 16 met 21 year old poet Percy Shelley, resulting in the writing of Frankenstein.Life and facts of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, who at 16 met 21 year old poet Percy Shelley, resulting in the writing of Frankenstein.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
16K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Haifaa Al-Mansour
  • Writers
    • Emma Jensen
    • Haifaa Al-Mansour(additional writing by)
  • Stars
    • Elle Fanning
    • Bel Powley
    • Owen Richards
Top credits
  • Director
    • Haifaa Al-Mansour
  • Writers
    • Emma Jensen
    • Haifaa Al-Mansour(additional writing by)
  • Stars
    • Elle Fanning
    • Bel Powley
    • Owen Richards
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 95User reviews
    • 131Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 7 nominations

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    Trailer 2:10
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    Photos53

    Tom Sturridge, Elle Fanning, Bel Powley, and Douglas Booth in Mary Shelley (2017)
    Haifaa Al-Mansour at an event for Mary Shelley (2017)
    Elle Fanning, Bel Powley, Douglas Booth, and Maisie Williams at an event for Mary Shelley (2017)
    Amelia Warner, Elle Fanning, Haifaa Al-Mansour, Bel Powley, Douglas Booth, Maisie Williams, and Emma Jensen at an event for Mary Shelley (2017)
    Maisie Williams at an event for Mary Shelley (2017)
    Elle Fanning and Bel Powley at an event for Mary Shelley (2017)
    Elle Fanning at an event for Mary Shelley (2017)
    Elle Fanning, Douglas Booth, and Maisie Williams at an event for Mary Shelley (2017)
    Elle Fanning at an event for Mary Shelley (2017)
    Elle Fanning in Mary Shelley (2017)
    Elle Fanning in Mary Shelley (2017)
    Elle Fanning in Mary Shelley (2017)

    Top cast

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    Elle Fanning
    Elle Fanning
    • Mary Shelley
    Bel Powley
    Bel Powley
    • Claire Clairmont
    Owen Richards
    Owen Richards
    • William Godwin
    Joanne Froggatt
    Joanne Froggatt
    • Mrs. Godwin
    Stephen Dillane
    Stephen Dillane
    • Mr. Godwin
    Andy McKell
    • Man #1
    • (as Andrew McKell)
    Maisie Williams
    Maisie Williams
    • Isabel Baxter
    Derek Riddell
    Derek Riddell
    • William Baxter
    Hugh O'Conor
    Hugh O'Conor
    • Samuel Coleridge
    Bill O'Brien
    • Scottish Guest
    Douglas Booth
    Douglas Booth
    • Shelley
    Martin Phillips
    • Deacon
    Ciara Charteris
    Ciara Charteris
    • Harriet Shelley
    Chloe Vos
    • Ianthe
    Pat Hickey
    • Hunched Backed Man
    Serena Barnes
    • Landlady
    Laurence Foster
    Laurence Foster
    • Bookseller
    Mella Carron
    Mella Carron
    • Girl in Park
    • Director
      • Haifaa Al-Mansour
    • Writers
      • Emma Jensen
      • Haifaa Al-Mansour(additional writing by)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Haifaa Al-Mansour was the first female Saudi director to direct a Hollywood film.
    • Goofs
      After Claire goes into Lord Byron's bedroom, there is a shot of the candle chandelier. The cord used to raise and lower the chandelier, as it is holding up the chandelier, would be taut with the weight, yet there is a slack arc in the cord.
    • Quotes

      Harriet Shelley: Evidently you are a stranger to scandal, Miss Godwin. Did you know I ran away with Percy when I was a girl? Idealism and love give us courage. But they do not prepare you for the sacrifice required to love a man like Percy.

    • Crazy credits
      Even though the movie is clearly based on real people, including of course Mary Shelley, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Lord Byron, Claire Clairmont, and many others, the end titles include the ridiculous disclaimer that "The characters depicted in this motion picture are fictitious, and any similarity to the history of any person is entirely coincidental."
    • Connections
      Referenced in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Tom Hiddleston/Maisie Williams/Rooney (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Over the Hills and Far Away
      (uncredited)
      Traditional English ballad
      Sung as a lullaby by Elle Fanning

    User reviews95

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Deserves more than 6.3
    This film deserves more than 6.3 on IMDB. Douglas Booth and Fanning present two people who the audience may perhaps have preconceptions of their characters- without feeding to their expectations which results in two genuine characters both with flaws but both human as apposed to the figures history created out of them.
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    10
    • lucydarrington
    • Jul 14, 2018

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 5, 2018 (Australia)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Luxembourg
      • United States
      • Ireland
      • Australia
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook (United Kingdom)
      • Official Instagram (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Nữ Nhà Văn
    • Filming locations
      • Château de Colpach-Bas, 1 rue d'Ell, Colpach-Bas, Luxembourg
    • Production companies
      • BFI Film Fund
      • Film Fund Luxembourg
      • Gidden Media
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $108,900
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,570
      • May 27, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,096,600
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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