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A starry new adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic directed by horror legend Guillermo del Toro is worth celebrating – and Netflix and the BFI London Film Festival are doing exactly that with a new London exhibition tied into the release of Frankenstein.
The free exhibition, ‘Frankenstein: Crafting a Tale Eternal’, will be coming to London’s The Old Selfridges Hotel on October 17.
Visitors can expect a deep dive into the glorious gothic world-building of the Mexican moviemaker and his team. On display will be props, artwork, costumes and Tiffany & Co. jewellery featured in the film and ‘rare books curated by the firm Peter Harrington to honour Mary Shelley’s legacy’.
‘This film concludes a journey for me that started at age seven, when I saw James Whale’s Frankenstein films for the first time. Gothic horror became my church, and Boris Karloff my Messiah,’ says del Toro. ‘It is an honour to be able to invite people to take a closer look at how my incredible crafts team and I have brought Mary Shelley’s world to life on screen.’
The exhibition runs from 10am-6pm daily from October 17 to November 9. Free tickets will be available from the Selfridges site from 8am, September 12.
Already well-received at the Venice Film Festival, del Toro’s movie stars Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein and Saltburn’s Jacob Elordi as his monster.
Frankenstein is getting a gala screening at the BFI London Film Festival on October 13, and members of the public can pick up tickets from the official festival site from September 16.
Frankenstein will be in select UK and Ireland cinemas from October 17, and on Netflix globally from November 7.
Read our review of Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein.
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