When Does "Gothic" (1987) Take Place?
"Gothic" is a historical fiction film written by Stephen Volk that released February 4th, 1987. So when is "Gothic" set?
It takes place in the year:
We know this because the real-world Clara Mary Jane 'Claire' Clairmont (1798-1879) [stepsister to real-world author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851)] appears as a teen or young adult and, as she was born on April 27th, 1798 AD, it must be after 1811 AD.
1816 AD
We know this because the real-world Clara Mary Jane 'Claire' Clairmont (1798-1879) [stepsister to real-world author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851)] appears as a teen or young adult and, as she was born on April 27th, 1798 AD, it must be after 1811 AD.
1,798 + 13 = 1,811.
Furthermore, the real-world physician and writer Doctor John William Polidori (1795-1821) also appears and, since he died on August 24th, 1821 AD, it must be during or before late August of 1821 AD.
More specifically, it depicts Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's creation of the novel "Frankenstein" (1818), which she described in her own words in an introduction to the 1831 edition of the book: "The Publishers"... "expressed a wish that I should furnish them with some account of the origin of the story." and "In the summer of 1816, we visited Switzerland"... "At first I thought but of a few pages—of a short tale, but [her husband and real-world poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)] Shelley urged me to develope the idea at greater length." So it is the summer of 1816 AD.
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