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In father of frankenstein author christopher bram presents a mesmerizing account of the last days of hollywood and british film director james whale. Gods and monsters 1998, was a fictionalized account based on christopher brams novel father of frankenstein of the twilight of director james whales life. Previously titled father of frankenstein, this acclaimed novel was the basis for the 1998 film starring sir ian mckellen, lynn redgrave, and brendan fraser. James whale was the most brilliant director of horror films hollywood has ever seen, director of such classics as frankenstein and bride of frankenstein and inde. Christopher bram gods and monsters a novel world of digitals. The film is based on the novel father of frankenstein by christopher bram and explores the final days of james whale, the director of the original frankenstein. Download father of frankenstein by christopher bram free. Additionally, condon wrote and directed the alfred kinsey biopic kinsey 2004, starring liam neeson, and the musical dreamgirls 2006, starring beyonce. Suggesting influences as diverse as sunset boulevard and the works of christopher isherwood, father of frankenstein is a rich yet cutting look at fame, mortality, and hidden desire. The fictionalized last days of james whale, the gay hollywood director who made show boat and frankenstein, are uncompellingly and clunkily rendered by bram hold tight, 1992, etc. The father of frankenstein by christopher bram used. In 1998, ian mckellen played whale in the film adaptation of brams book, titled gods and. August, a clairvoyant pianist who communes with ghosts, and who finds meaning in his life through a strange love triangle with a.
Christopher bram, whose social insight and wit have earned him comparisons to henry james and gore vidal, explores the mystery of whales last days in this evocative and suspenseful work of fiction. This fictional account of the directors last days was the basis for the movie, gods and monsters. Father of frankenstein by christopher bram paperback. Select an author and see all the books we have by that person that you can read now. His 1995 novel father of frankenstein, about film director james whale, was made. His writing style is delicate, simple, and stronga perfect match for the distinct personalities of feature characters james whale and clayton boone.
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