Frankenstein: A Modern Myth
From Boris Karloff to Mel Brooks - Frankenstein has fired the imagination of generations of artists who have created their own interpretation of this Gothic masterpiece. Frankenstein: A Modern Myth looks at some of these depictions, including Danny Boyle's sell-out hit at the National Theatre. The film has exclusive access to rehearsals and interviews with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller - who alternate the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature - and with Danny Boyle. It also features cult film director John Waters: "I'm sympathetic to monsters, and this was the first one I came across as a child".
Cast
David Bradley
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Daniel Ings
as Readings (voice)
Sarah Mowat
as Readings (voice)
Danny Boyle
as Self
Benedict Cumberbatch
as Self / Frankenstein / The Monster
John Waters
as Self - Director
Jonny Lee Miller
as Self / Frankenstein / The Monster
Gwen Adshead
as Self - Chief Forensic Psychotherapist, Broadmoor Hospital (as Dr. Gwen Adshead)
Philip Ball
as Self - Historian of Science
Nick Dear
as Self - Playwright
