This timeless gothic novel presents the epic battle between man & monster In trying to create life the young student Victor Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control setting into motion a long & tragic chain of events that brings Victor to the very brink of madness How he tries to destroy his creation as it destroys everything Victor loves is a powerful story of love friendship scientific hubris & horror ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play It is the late 18th Century After the death of his beloved mother young Victor Frankenstein leaves his father & Elizabeth the adopted sister he passionately loves to attend university Here he becomes obsessed with the teachings of Professor Walman who believes that living creatures can actually be created from dead matter One electrifying night Frankenstein&s efforts are rewarded as his Creature struggles to life Alone despised & driven by a rage of emotional agony it sets off to find its maker & so begins the nightmare that will engulf Victor Frankenstein Actors Robert De Niro Kenneth Branagh John Cleese Helena Bonham Carter Tom Hulce Cherie Lunghi Celia Imrie Richard Briers Ian Holm Robert Hardy & Aidan Quinn Director Kenneth Branagh Certificate 15 years & over Year 1994 Screen Widescreen 1851 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Additional Languages English (Dolby Digital Surround) Subtitles Czech ; English ; Hebrew ; Hindi ; Hungarian ; Icelandic ; Polish Closed Captions Yes Duration 1 hour 58 minutes (approx)
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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 A modern day take on the classic tale by Mary Shelley Frankenstein is set in present day Los Angeles & told entirely from the perspective of the Monster After he is artificially created then left for dead by a husb&-&-wife team of eccentric scientists Adam is confronted with nothing but aggression & violence from the world around him This perfect creation-turned disfigured monster must come to grips with the horrific nature of humanity ...

' Extraordinary A devastating but essential read' Kevin Powers bestselling author & National Book Award finalist for The Yellow Birds' Gripping darkly humorousprofound' Phil Klay bestselling author & National Book Award winner for Redeployment WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTIONFrom the rubble-strewn streets of US-occupied Baghdad the scavenger Hadi collects human body parts & stitches them together to create a corpse His goal he claims is for the government to recognize the parts as people & give them a proper burial But when the corpse goes missing a wave of eerie murders sweeps the city & reports stream in of a horrendous-looking criminal who though shot cannot be killed Hadi soon realises he has created a monster one that needs human flesh to survive
- first from the guilty & then from anyone who crosses its path An extraordinary achievement Frankenstein in Baghdad captures with white-knuckle horror & black humour the surreal reality of a city at war
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Sequel to both & The Ghost of Frankenstein& (1942) & & The Wolf Man& (1941) When grave robbers accidentally resurrect Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr)
- better known as the Wolf Man
- he decides to seek a cure for his lycanthropic malady With Dr Frankenstein now dead Talbot is forced to turn to scientist Dr Frank Mannering (Patric Knowles) for help Mannering claims that not only can he banish the Wolf Man forever he also intends to resurrect Frankenstein&s dormant monster (Bela Lugosi) Followed by & House of Frankenstein& (1944)

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Since it was first published in 1818 Mary Shelley&s seminal novel has generated countless print stage & screen adaptations but none has ever matched the power & philosophical resonance of the original Composed as part of a challenge with Byron & Shelley to conjure up the most terrifying ghost story Frankenstein narrates the chilling tale of a being created by a bright young scientist & the catastrophic consequences that ensue Considered by many to be the first science-fiction novel the tragic tale of Victor Frankenstein & the tortured creation he rejects is a classic fable about the pursuit of knowledge the nature of beauty & the monstrosity inherent to man ...

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
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players
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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 ...