Frankenstein: A Modern Myth (Frankenstein: A Modern Myth)

Release Date:	2012-10-31
Runtime:	60 min
Status:	Released
Genres:	Documentary
Production:	Lone Star Productions, National Theatre, Channel 4 Television

Overview

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".