Rowing with the Wind (1988)

  • NR
  • 09/19/1988 (ES)
  • Horror, Drama, Romance, Thriller
  • 2h 6m

Overview

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.

Gonzalo Suárez

Director, Writer

Cast

Hugh Grant's headshot

Hugh Grant

Lord Byron
Lizzy McInnerny's headshot

Lizzy McInnerny

Mary Shelley
Valentine Pelka's headshot

Valentine Pelka

Percy Bysshe Shelley
Elizabeth Hurley's headshot

Elizabeth Hurley

Claire Clairmont
José Luis Gómez's headshot

José Luis Gómez

Polidori
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón's headshot

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

Teresa Guiccioli
Bibiana Fernández's headshot

Bibiana Fernández

Fornarina
Virginia Mataix's headshot

Virginia Mataix

Elisa

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