Four lovers explore the heights of passion. And the depths of evil.
Dec 16,1988
| nudity | Full frontal nudity of Shelley in the lake. He asks Claire to join him, and she begins to disrobe. Claire seduces Lord Byron, as she says "I want to feel you inside me, deeply. Deeper than you have ever gone." Mary and Percy have sex in a prolonged, albeit fairly tame love scene. No nudity is shown. It is implied that Lord Byron and Dr. Polidori have a sexual relationship. Claire sees their shadows from the window as they kiss one another. There is talk of Lord Byron and his incestuous relationship with his sister. Much talk of free love. Byron and Mary have sex; however, the scene is tame. Minimal nudity. Byron gives a highly sexual interpretation of Henry Fuseli's "Nightmare" painting. |
| violence | None. |
| profanity | A few mild profanities. |
| alcohol | Pervasive use of opium and laudanum. Some of the characters hallucinate whilst on these drugs. |
| frightening | Fuseli's "Nightmare" painting plays a pivotal role in the film, which inspires night terrors in Mary. In one such nightmare, the monster from the painting stalks her in the bedroom. During a hallucination, a monster stalks Byron in a cave. Ominous thunderstorm scenes. |
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