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Mary Shelley: a woman ahead of her time // Mary Shelley: una mujer adelantada a su época@nicxi1519d
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  1. Mary Shelley (Film): Review.@martinmcfly2601d

    The following review makes reference to the 2017 film Mary Shelley, and does not contain spoilers of any type.


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    Year: 2017 Category: Romantic, Period-Drama.
    Director: Haifaa al-Mansour. Cast: Elle Fanning, Douglas Booth, Bel Powley, Maisie Williams, Joanne Froggatt, Tom Sturridge, Stephen Dillane, Ben Hardy, Ciara Charteris, Hugh O'Conor, Dean Gregory, Gilbert Johnston, Jack Hickey, Sarah Lamesch, Michael Cloke


    Plot

    Set in the 18th century, it tells the story of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, a young girl who is the daughter of a famous London philosopher, when she meets the brilliant poet Percy Shelley, with whom she will begin a love affair marked by passion and tragedy, something that will transform Mary and impel her to write her masterpiece.


    Opinion

    The film basically tells the story of Mary Shelley, covering shortly before she meets Percy Bysshe Shelley until the moment she publishes her great work "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus." The film shows aspects of the relationship that Mary Shelly had with her family; his father William Godwin, his stepsister Claire Clairmont, and his stepmother Mary Jane Clairmont; and the trip that Mary makes to Scotland, where she meets Percy Bysshe Shelley, with whom she will later start a relationship not accepted by society and her family, and in which she will involve her stepsister.

    I do not know the story of Mary Shelley so I could not judge efficiently if the film faithfully shows the events in the real story, however, the film at no time tries to be historiographical, but rather romantic and sentimental, giving space for show the process of introspection, evolution, inspiration and personal growth that the main character has.

    The director, Haifaa al-Mansour, catches us with an aesthetically careful photograph, an excellent staging and costumes, and a slow rhythm so that we can appreciate all its characteristics better. However, the script has low points, which is clearly reflected in the final result of the work, the film at times becomes boring, and as if it had no direction to go, it wanders from one place to another without showing anything conclusive.

    The performances in general are fine, Elle Fanning does it very well as always; Douglas Booth does not totally convince me but I can not say that he did it wrong; Bel Powley, an actress I did not know until now, has surprised me by making a character that remains throughout the film but is still very modest; Tom Sturridge does a decent job; Stephen Dillane does it well, as we are accustomed, however, his screen time is short, finally, Maisie Williams appears in a couple of scenes, her participation in the film is basically insubstantial.

    In short, it seems to me that the film has an interesting story to tell, but it does not do it in the best way, it is lost by paddling a boat through an ocean of superficialities.


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    Score

    6/10

    The best thing about the film is costumes, photography, and Elle Fanning, the rest is acceptable but not interesting enough to keep the viewer entertained, the rhythm that the director puts on the film makes it difficult to resist. At the time of publishing this review the film is available in the Netflix catalog of the following countries: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, United Kingdom.


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