Bless you, Ken Russell ...

[ysengrin]

... for Gothic, that wonderfully visual film with Lord Bryon, the Shelleys and Dr. Polidori apparently tripping their nuts off while staying at Villa Diodati. Also a big thank you to Thomas Dolby for the wonderful soundtrack.

Now, if I could only find my copy of Lisztomania ...

EDIT: Yes, I know Mary Shelley didn't have nuts. It's a metaphor. Besides, the story she wrote after being inspired at Villa Diodati has well withstood the test of time (Dr. Polidori's not so much, though he's inspired many other authors).

Comments

[darksilver23.livejournal.com]

Ok, so Gothic is a movie that made me go, "Huh?" throughout the whole movie. I love love love the soundtrack though and must find the cd version since my old version is tape and I no longer have a tape player.
I suppose I need to watch it again cause I really like visually striking movies and it has been a while.
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