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Haunted Summer

1988

Four lovers explore the heights of passion. And the depths of evil.

  • Ivan Passer
  • 1h 46m
  • December 16, 1988 · United States of America

Overview

Authors Lord Byron, Mary Shelley and Percy Shelley get together for some philosophical discussions, but the situation soon deteriorates into mind games, drugs, and sex. It is a fictionalization of the summer that Lord Byron and the Shelleys, together with Lord Byron's ex-lover Claire Clairmont and his Doctor John Polidori, spent in the isolated Villa Diodati by Lake Geneva. It is there they devise a contest to adduce the best horror story to kill the dullness of summer. It is also there that one of the world's most famous books was given life—Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

Details

Status
Released
Release date
December 16, 1988
Original language
English
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Director
Ivan Passer
Cinematography
Giuseppe Rotunno
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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