Rowing with the Wind

Rowing with the Wind (1988)

Remando al viento

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.

Date of release
1988-09-19
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (33)
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Horror, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Director
Gonzalo Suárez

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Madrid, Switzerland, and Spain

Rowing with the Wind is a 1988 Spanish film written and directed by Gonzalo Suárez. Concerning the English writer Mary Shelley and her circle, it stars Hugh Grant, Lizzy McInnerny, Valentine Pelka, and Elizabeth Hurley. It won six Goya Awards.

Production

Shooting locations included the Borizu Beach (Asturias), Switzerland, and Venice.

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