Obsession
Horror · Thriller
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Film / 1987
Gothic
Directed by
Ken Russell
Living on an estate on the shores of Lake Geneva, Lord Byron is visited by Percy and Mary Shelley. Together with Byron's lover Claire Clairmont, and aided by hallucinogenic substances, they devise an evening of ghoulish tales. However, when confronted by horrors, ostensibly of their own creation, it becomes difficult to tell apparition from reality.
The story
Living on an estate on the shores of Lake Geneva, Lord Byron is visited by Percy and Mary Shelley. Together with Byron's lover Claire Clairmont, and aided by hallucinogenic substances, they devise an evening of ghoulish tales. However, when confronted by horrors, ostensibly of their own creation, it becomes difficult to tell apparition from reality.
Cast
Gabriel ByrneLord Byron
Julian SandsPercy Shelley
Natasha RichardsonMary Shelley
Myriam CyrClaire Clairmont
Timothy SpallDr. Polidori
Alec MangoMurray
Andreas WisniewskiFletcher
Dexter FletcherRushton
Pascal KingJustine
Tom HickeyTour Guide
Linda CogginTurkish Mechanical Woman
Kristine Landon-SmithMechanical Woman
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