
Rowing with the Wind
Horror · Drama · Romance
Overview
In the summer of 1816, Percy Shelley, his mistress Mary, and her stepsister Claire visit Lord Byron at Lake Geneva. Byron challenges each to write a horror story, and Mary begins her novel, Frankenstein. She imagines the monster becoming real, and for the next six years, as tragedy befalls those around her, she believes the personification of her imagination is the cause. Against this backdrop, Claire has Byron's baby then is estranged from him and barred from her daughter. Byron and Percy continue their friendship, the one self-centered and decadent, the other wildly idealistic. The Shelleys take up residence near Pisa.
Top Cast


Hugh Grant
Hugh Grant
Lord Byron
Hugh Grant
Lord Byron


Lizzy McInnerny
Lizzy McInnerny
Mary Shelley
Lizzy McInnerny
Mary Shelley


Valentine Pelka
Valentine Pelka
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Valentine Pelka
Percy Bysshe Shelley


Elizabeth Hurley
Elizabeth Hurley
Claire Clairmont
Elizabeth Hurley
Claire Clairmont


José Luis Gómez
José Luis Gómez
Polidori
José Luis Gómez
Polidori


Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Teresa Guiccioli
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Teresa Guiccioli


Bibiana Fernández
Bibiana Fernández
Fornarina
Bibiana Fernández
Fornarina


Virginia Mataix
Virginia Mataix
Elisa
Virginia Mataix
Elisa


Ronan Vibert
Ronan Vibert
Fletcher
Ronan Vibert
Fletcher
José Carlos Rivas
José Carlos Rivas
Criatura
José Carlos Rivas
Criatura
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