Mary Shelley

• Romance
• Drama

A passionately unconventional period romance steeped in the atmospheric gloom of the 19th century, *Mary Shelley* charts the turbulent intellectual and emotional awakening of a young woman overshadowed by her famous parents and lover. The film lingers on the intoxicating, yet volatile, connection between Mary and Percy Shelley, portraying their radical ideas not as abstract philosophy but as catalysts for profound personal upheaval and artistic creation. More than a biographical account, it explores the genesis of *Frankenstein* through Mary’s own experiences of loss, societal constraint, and the haunting weight of ambition, subtly mirroring the novel’s themes of creation and abandonment within her own life. The narrative focuses on Mary’s internal struggle to define herself against a backdrop of literary giants and societal expectations, culminating in a powerfully intimate portrait of grief and the birth of a literary icon.