I know Ian McKellen is above all famous for his roles in the X-men and Lord of the rings flicks, but, actually, he is much more than that. This movie is a really good example. McKellen gives an amazing perfomance, so full of depth and sensitivy that he fully becomes the character. On the other hand, Brendan Fraser tries again to play something else than his usual morons but didn't really convince ... read more
Description:Based on Christopher Bram's novel FATHER OF FRANKENSTEIN, Bill Condon's semi-fictional 1998 sleeper stars Sir Ian McKellen in a fantastic performance as director James Whale (FRANKENSTEIN, BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, SHOW BOAT). It is 1957, and Whale is living in semiseclusion in Southern California with his scrutinizing maid, Hannah (LynnBased on Christopher Bram's novel FATHER OF FRANKENSTEIN, Bill Condon's semi-fictional 1998 sleeper stars Sir Ian McKellen in a fantastic performance as director James Whale (FRANKENSTEIN, BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, SHOW BOAT). It is 1957, and Whale is living in semiseclusion in Southern California with his scrutinizing maid, Hannah (Lynn Redgrave). His health is failing, and he is able to do little but lounge around and contemplate his younger days--his many male loves, his days in WWI, and the film world that has forsaken him. When Whale first gazes upon his musclebound gardener, Clay (Brendan Fraser), however, it is the beginning of an unusual (and platonic) friendship. Seasoned with multiple flashbacks to the sets of his films and to the battlefield, GODS AND MONSTERS is a haunting and touching look at the life of a man who was at the top of the Hollywood hierarchy but soon found himself out of favor--and the offbeat friendship he formed in his final days. McKellen and Redgrave were both nominated for Oscars, and the film garnered one statue for Best Adapted Screenplay.... (more)(less)
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Vähän yllätyksenä tuli kun tätä rupesin katsomaan, että elokuva kertoo alkuperäisten Frankenstein ja Frankensteinin morsian leffojen ohjaajasta. Ian McKellenin esittää siis kyseistä ohjaajaa, James Whalea, joka ystävystyy Brendan Fraserin esittämän karskin puutarhirinsa kanssa. Whale rupeaa maalaamaan puutarhuristansa muotokuvia, ja samalla purkaa tälle omia ei-niin-mukavien lapsuus- ja sotamuistoja ja homoseksuaalisuutensa vaikutuksista omaan elämäänsä.
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Now I'll be reminded of the Frankenstein silhouette every time I see a Brendan Fraser film.
(There's a caption at the top of the end credits that says everything that needs to be said about how stupendous the acting is in Gods and Monsters.)"
"Bill Condon explores the final days of Frankenstein director James Whale (Ian McKellen), who develops a friendship with his ex-Marine gardener. A technical masterpiece, Condon’s film is a celebration of Whale’s life that ebbs with real passion."