Few contemporary filmmakers are as adept at balancing attention to detail and technical prowess with genuine emotional heft as Academy Award-winning filmmaker Del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, The Shape of Water). His take on Shelley’s masterpiece movingly captures the sense of isolation and yearning, while creating a fugue of dread and elemental horror.
Goth is outstanding as Elizabeth and Elordi delivers a heart-stealing performance as the monster.
This preview is presented with the 69th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express
