| MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN Last Night |
| Last Edit: sergius 10:01 am EST 01/07/18 |
| Posted by: sergius 10:00 am EST 01/07/18 |
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| The intention here is to develop some correspondence between Shelley's horrendous personal experiences with childbearing--four of her children died in infancy or were miscarried and her own mother died consequent to giving birth to her--and her Frankenstein fantasy. In this view, the Monster is alternately an expression of Shelley's wish to reanimate the dead and her fear that what inhabits her is heinous and murderous. The Monster, of course, is both tender and fearsome. It's well worn territory to see the fervent imagination that inspired him as an outgrowth of Shelley's experiences. But the collaborators here haven't been able to make this intersection of material and psychic reality compelling let alone especially coherent. Fairchild manages best. He's too handsome by far to be Frankenstein's monster but his presence alone suggests that beauty is often a form of terror which is interesting to consider. But that's about it. The rest of the proceedings are marred by bad acting--the actor playing Mary Shelley is unbearable--muddied intentions, and aimlessly hectic direction. |
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