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Frankenstein (1973)

Titre original : Frankenstein: The True Story
  • Téléfilm
  • 1973
  • Not Rated
  • 3h 5min
NOTE IMDb
7,1/10
2,2 k
MA NOTE
John Gielgud, James Mason, Jane Seymour, David McCallum, Nicola Pagett, Ralph Richardson, Michael Sarrazin, and Leonard Whiting in Frankenstein (1973) (1973)
DramaHorrorSci-Fi

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueWhen the brilliant but unorthodox scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man that he has created, the Creature escapes and later swears revenge.When the brilliant but unorthodox scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man that he has created, the Creature escapes and later swears revenge.When the brilliant but unorthodox scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man that he has created, the Creature escapes and later swears revenge.

  • Réalisation
    • Jack Smight
  • Scénario
    • Christopher Isherwood
    • Don Bachardy
    • Mary Shelley
  • Casting principal
    • James Mason
    • Leonard Whiting
    • David McCallum
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  • NOTE IMDb
    7,1/10
    2,2 k
    MA NOTE
    • Réalisation
      • Jack Smight
    • Scénario
      • Christopher Isherwood
      • Don Bachardy
      • Mary Shelley
    • Casting principal
      • James Mason
      • Leonard Whiting
      • David McCallum
    • 53avis d'utilisateurs
    • 30avis des critiques
  • Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro
  • Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro
    • Récompenses
      • 1 nomination au total

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    James Mason
    James Mason
    • Dr. John Polidori
    Leonard Whiting
    Leonard Whiting
    • Dr. Victor Frankenstein
    David McCallum
    David McCallum
    • Dr. Henri Clerval
    Jane Seymour
    Jane Seymour
    • Agatha…
    Nicola Pagett
    Nicola Pagett
    • Elizabeth Fanshawe
    Michael Sarrazin
    Michael Sarrazin
    • The Creature
    Michael Wilding
    Michael Wilding
    • Sir Richard Fanshawe
    Clarissa Kaye-Mason
    Clarissa Kaye-Mason
    • Lady Fanshawe
    • (as Clarissa Kaye)
    Agnes Moorehead
    Agnes Moorehead
    • Mrs. Blair
    Margaret Leighton
    Margaret Leighton
    • Francoise DuVal
    Ralph Richardson
    Ralph Richardson
    • Mr. Lacey
    John Gielgud
    John Gielgud
    • Chief Constable
    Tom Baker
    Tom Baker
    • Sea Captain
    Julian Barnes
    • Young Man
    Arnold Diamond
    Arnold Diamond
    • Passenger in Coach
    Yootha Joyce
    Yootha Joyce
    • Hospital Matron
    Peter Sallis
    Peter Sallis
    • Priest
    Dallas Adams
    • Felix
    • Réalisation
      • Jack Smight
    • Scénario
      • Christopher Isherwood
      • Don Bachardy
      • Mary Shelley
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    • Anecdotes
      The character "Dr. Polidori" is not in Mary Shelley's novel, although he includes elements of Victor Frankenstein's mentors, Doctors Waldman and Krempe. He is primarily based on Dr. Septimius Pretorius from La Fiancée de Frankenstein (1935), but the name had to be changed because the Pretorius character is not in the public domain. He is named for Shelley's friend John William Polidori, who wrote a novella called "The Vampyre," which he began in the same weekend that she got the idea to write "Frankenstein". Polidori served as doctor for Lord Byron, who mockingly called him "Pollydolly", just like Clerval does in the film.
    • Gaffes
      When Polidori introduces Victor to the creature in his carriage, the interior point of view shot shows a Chinese servant closing the carriage door. A split second later, in a reverse angle shot from the exterior, the servant has vanished.
    • Citations

      Dr. Henry Clerval: You're afraid. I was afraid at first. It's the way we've been brought up. We've been brought up to fear! To fear the punishment of the gods. But Prometheus defied them.

      Dr. Victor Frankenstein: And they punished him!

      Dr. Henry Clerval: He scorned their punishment. So has every other hero that's stolen secrets from nature to give to mankind.

    • Versions alternatives
      The widely seen version features a prologue with James Mason visiting the supposed grave of Mary Shelley. However, test screenings showed a longer prologue, depicting Mary Shelley and her friends coming up with the Frankenstein story at a Swiss villa, similar to the opening of La Fiancée de Frankenstein (1935). This was cut and replaced by the simpler version after the test audiences were bored by it.
    • Connexions
      Featured in Der phantastische Film: Frankenstein, wie er wirklich war 1 (1980)
    • Bandes originales
      Come Lasses and Lads
      (uncredited)

      Traditional

      Arranged by Philip Martell

    Avis des utilisateurs53

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    8/10

    Psycho-Sexual, Homo-Erotic, And Unexpectedly Subversive For It's Era

    Every film version of FRANKENSTEIN has taken tremendous liberties with Mary Shelly's celebrated 1818 novel, and although it retains the core idea of the book this one is no exception. Produced for television by Universal Studios in 1973, the film contains a host of characters and ideas that draw more from previous film versions than from the original novel. More interestingly, however, it introduces a number of distinctly original concepts as well.

    Simply stated, the film has a highly disconcerting and surprisingly overt homo-erotic edge. Instead of the inevitable "mad doctor" typical of films, Victor Frankestein is a remarkably handsome young man in the form of actor Leonard Whiting, a performer best known as Romeo in the famous 1968 ROMEO AND JULIET. He is seduced into the experiment by the equally handsome but distinctly odd Henry Clerval (David McCallum)--and not only do the two actors play the relationship in a disquietingly touchy-feely way, Clerval takes exception to Victor's fiancée Elizabeth (Nicola Pagett) and she returns the favor, demanding that Victor choose between them.

    Lest any one miss the implications, the creature is played by none other than Michael Sarrazin, and while many men may be described as handsome, Sarrazin is among the few who can be justly described as beautiful. He arises from the laboratory table barely decent in a few strategically placed bandages, and when his facial covering is pulled aside by the eager Dr. Frankenstein we are treated to a lingering image of glossy black hair, pale complexion, remarkably liquid eyes, and lips that would make Vogue model weep with envy. Dr. Frankenstein takes him to his own apartment, where he educates this child-like innocent and very generously allows the creature to sleep in his own bed.

    But, as in all FRANKENSTEIN movies, the experiment goes awry, and when it does the same disconcerting homo-erotic overtones take yet another turn. Due to some unknown error in the creation process, the creature begins to deteriorate in appearance--and instead of continuing to treat him kindly, Frankenstein keeps the creature locked up, becomes verbally abusive to him, and no longer allows the creature to sleep in his bed, relegating him to a cramped mattress on the floor. At the same time, Frankenstein is approached by the mysterious Dr. Polidori (the legendary James Mason), an oily scientist with a flair for hypnosis who claims to know what went wrong.

    Polidori insists that they abandon the creature and create a new one: a woman, and when this new creation emerges from an entirely different process she too is remarkably beautiful; indeed, she is none other than Jane Seymour. But whereas the original creature was a gentle creature who only learned violence from Frankenstein's hateful rejection, this new entity is strangely icy, almost snake-like from the very beginning--and the male creature, now both vicious and wildly jealous, will exact a horrific toll upon all concerned.

    It is worth pointing out that the script for this version of FRANKENSTEIN was co-authored by Christopher Isherwood (1904-1986), one of the few openly gay writers of his era. Sexuality in general and homosexuality in particular forms a theme in many of Isherwood's works, so it would seem reasonable to assume that he was responsible for the homo-erotic elements of the film. Jack Smight's direction does not offer anything nearly so interesting as the script, but it is workman-like, and while the production values tend to be a shade too baroque for their own good one never lacks for something to look at on the screen.

    The cast is also quite good. At the time, the film was looked upon as a "television event," and it drew a host of noted actors, including John Gielgud and Agnes Moorehead. No one would accuse Leonard Whiting of being a great screen talent, but he acquits himself very well; so too does David McCallum, Nicola Pagett, and the always memorable James Mason. But the real knock-out performances here are by Sarrazin and Seymour, who truly blow the lid off our ideas of what a FRANKENSTEIN movie should be--and when they square off the result is unsettling in a truly unexpected way. In terms of the DVD itself, the film quality is considerably better than the rare late-night showings I've occasionally seen on television, but I would not describe it as pristine, and I found I frequently had to bump up the volume on the soundtrack.

    If you are looking for something with which to scare yourself silly, you might want to give this version FRANKENSTEIN a miss; although it has a few visceral moments, the jolts involved are largely psycho-sexual. But if you are open to the sexually subversive, which is particularly unexpected in a made-for-television film from 1973, you couldn't make a better choice. Recommended.

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    • 10 juin 2007
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    • Date de sortie
      • 5 août 1976 (Uruguay)
    • Pays d’origine
      • Royaume-Uni
      • États-Unis
    • Site officiel
      • arabuloku.com
    • Langues
      • Anglais
      • Latin
      • Français
      • Chinois
    • Aussi connu sous le nom de
      • Frankenstein: The True Story
    • Lieux de tournage
      • Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
    • Société de production
      • Universal Television
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