Record

RepositoryBill Douglas Centre Archives (GB 2869)
Ref NoBDC 5/36/7
Alt Ref NoMackay part 2; 2/7
Date1993-1995
LevelFile
ExtentOne File
TitleProject file for 'Victor Frankenstein' by Nick Dear
Creator NameMackay; James (1954- ); producer
DescriptionR 'Victor Frankenstein' is written by Nick Dear, based on the novel by Mary Shelley.

This file (left hand side) contains:

Proposal for the film, in English and in German;
Original and photocopies of a Sunday Times Newspaper article (1995) about 'gay' murders in Paris (connection to film unknown);
Photocopy of Guardian article (1994) about the legacy of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'

The file (right hand side) contains:

Correspondence between James Mackay and Nick Dear's agent regarding the film - John Maybury is suggested as a potential director;
Correspondence between James Mackay and BBC drama;
A reply from the BBC to James Mackay regretting that it was 'an exciting and extremely viable idea but it would play a late 2nd to the Branagh version';
A letter from James Mackay to Head of music and Arts at the BBC, a separate division, regarding 'Victor Frankenstein'; no apparent reply included in file.
FormatPrinted material
LanguageEnglish
AccessStatusOpen
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