FEATURE FILM

Rowing with the Wind

5.8/10
TMDB33 votes
Original: 95 min

In the summer of 1816, Percy Shelley, his mistress Mary, and her stepsister Claire visit Lord Byron at Lake Geneva. Byron challenges each to write a horror story, and Mary begins her novel, Frankenstein. She imagines the monster becoming real, and for the next six years, as tragedy befalls those around her, she believes the personification of her imagination is the cause. Against this backdrop, Claire has Byron's baby then is estranged from him and barred from her daughter. Byron and Percy continue their friendship, the one self-centered and decadent, the other wildly idealistic. The Shelleys take up residence near Pisa.

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About Rowing with the Wind

Rowing with the Wind (1988) is a film in the horror, drama, romance, thriller genres. Directed by . The cast includes Hugh Grant, Lizzy McInnerny, Valentine Pelka, Elizabeth Hurley.

Released
Original language
Runtime
95 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Spain, Norway
Production companies
Iberoamericana Films Produccion, Viking Film, Ditirambo Films
Writers
Gonzalo Suárez

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Audience reviews

5.8/10 from 33 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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TMDB member review

Looks like Lord Byron's castle was the location of Burning Man of the 19th century. A bit hard to follow, but a good biopic of the author of Frankenstein.

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What is Rowing with the Wind about?

In the summer of 1816, Percy Shelley, his mistress Mary, and her stepsister Claire visit Lord Byron at Lake Geneva. Byron challenges each to write a horror story, and Mary begins her novel, Frankenstein. She imagines the monster becoming real, and for the next six years, as tragedy befalls those around her, she believes the personification of her imagination is the cause. Against this backdrop, Claire has Byron's baby then is estranged from him and barred from her daughter. Byron and Percy continue their friendship, the one self-centered and decadent, the other wildly idealistic. The Shelleys take up residence near Pisa.

Who stars in Rowing with the Wind?

Hugh Grant, Lizzy McInnerny, Valentine Pelka, Elizabeth Hurley, José Luis Gómez, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón. See the cast cards above for character names.

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