Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Jack Smight directs this 1973 adaptation of the classic novel by Mary Shelley Victor Frankenstein (Leonard Whiting) is training to become a doctor when his younger brother tragically drowns Unable to understand why God would take away his brother Frankenstein declares his allegiance with the devil & his determination to bring his sibling back to life While studying anatomy Frankenstein learns how to preserve dead matter & restore life He sets out working with Dr Henry Clerval (David Mc Callum) to achieve his ultimate goal of creating a human being but this great discovery comes at a price Actors James Mason Leonard Whiting David Mc Callum & Jane Seymour Director Jack Smight Year 1973 Duration 1 hour & 41 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
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Der psychisch allzu gesunde Mensch wird im Psychotherapeutenslang gelegentlich als Nor- path bezeichnet Das Normale ist immer auch ein bisschen langweilig Die Abweichung von der Norm das Exzentrische das Bunte das Uberraschende das Groartige und das Tragische sind es die dem alltaglichen Leben die Wurze geben Mit allem Respekt vor dem Leiden der Betroffenen kann man sagen dass es nicht selten die schwierigen psychisch belasteten oder kranken Menschen sind die uns am meisten faszinieren mit der Intensitat von Leidenschaft und Verzweiflung die ihnen ihr Leiden aufzwingt Kein Wunder also dass zwischen Babelsberg und Hollywood die groen Leinwandhelden von je her mit seelischen und zwischenmenschlichen Konflikten zu kampfen haben wobei sie oft genug die Grenze zur Psychopathologie uberschr- ten Dies ist naturlich langst auch den Studiobossen klar weshalb sie seit Jahrzehnten fur viele ihrer Filme ganze Beratungsstabe von Psychiatern und Psychologen anstellen um ihre
- storten Helden und Heldinnen moglichst realistisch erscheinen zu lassen Umgekehrt ist die traditionelle Nahe zwischen den Disziplinen der Seelenheilkunde und dem Kino wenig uberraschend finden wir arztlich und psychotherapeutisch Tatigen doch auf der Leinwand Menschen die unseren Patienten ahnlich sind und die wir daher glauben besonders gut zu verstehen Daher werden Spielfilme mehr und mehr dazu genutzt psychische Prozesse und Storungen zu analysieren und der Fachoffentlichkeit darzustellen
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Eight spooky animated episodes from everyone&s favourite sewn-together cat & Nine& (voice of Joe Pasquale) & his friend Lottie (voice of Alex Kelly) Episodes comprise & Tricky Spot& & Brains& & Lucky Ticket& & Dust Up& & Wall& & Wrong Things& & Birthdaze& & & Monster Man& ...

Slowly I learnt the ways of humans how to ruin how to hate how to debase how to humiliate & at the feet of my master I learnt the highest of human skills the skill no other creature owns I finally learnt how to lie Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form Frankenstein's bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes the friendless Creature increasingly desperate & vengeful determines to track down his creator & strike a terrifying deal Urgent concerns of scientific responsibility parental neglect cognitive development & the nature of good & evil are embedded within this thrilling & deeply disturbing classic gothic tale Frankenstein based on the novel by Mary Shelley premiered at the National Theatre London in February 2011 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play TV update of Mary Shelley&s classic novel starring Donald Sutherland & William Hurt The crew of a weather-beaten ship stranded in the icy North Sea rescue a man close to death Victor Frankenstein (Alec Newman) He recounts his own story of a young scientist possessed of an obsessive thirst for knowledge who has challenged the very foundations of nature by creating a sentient creature pieced together with body parts stolen from a morgue ...

Shelley's suspenseful & intellectually rich gothic tale confronts some of the most important & enduring themes in all of literture-the power of human imagination the potential hubris of science the gulf between appearance & essence the effects of human cruelty the desire for revenge & the need for forgiveness & much more ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more ...

Frankenstein was Mary Shelley's immensely powerful contribution to the ghost stories which she Percy Shelley & Byron wrote one wet summer in Switzerland Its protagonist is a young student of natural philosophy who learns the secret of imparting life to a creature constructed from relics of the dead with horrific consequences Frankenstein confronts some of the most feared innovations of evolutionism topics such as degeneracy hereditary disease & mankind's status as a species of animal The text used here is from the 1818 edition which is a mocking expose of leaders & achievers who leave desolation in their wake showing mankind its choice
- to live cooperatively or to die of selfishness It is also a black comedy & harder & wittier than the 1831 version with which we are more familiar Drawing on new research Marilyn Butler examines the novel in the context of the radical sciences which were developing among much controversy in the years following the Napoleonic Wars & shows how Frankenstein's experiment relates to a contemporary debate between the champions of materialist science & of received religion ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more
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