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Monday, 1 November 2010
JAMES WHALE'S 1931 Version of FRANKENSTEIN.
Click on link below to access the original trailer for James Whale's famous adaptation of Shelley's novel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTNN5h8CG_Y
Click on link below to access the scene within which Victor reanimates the creature:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H3dFh6GA-A&feature=related
Victor speaks to the creature. Note complete disinterest in presenting any recognisable feature of Shelley's original narrative. Click on link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBzONIqutBA&feature=related
Note how Whale's version transforms chapter four/five into an unrecognisable interpretation of the novel but presents a visual representation of the monster that still resonates in our culture.
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