UK / USA,
1998, 101 min
Directed by:
Bill CondonScreenplay:
Bill CondonCinematography:
Stephen M. KatzComposer:
Carter BurwellCast:
Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave, Lolita Davidovich, David Dukes, Kevin J. O'Connor, Jack Plotnick, Rosalind Ayres, Jack Betts, Todd Babcock (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Once a powerful Hollywood director best known for Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, James Whale (Ian McKellen) is long since retired and in increasingly poor health. His stalwart housekeeper, Hanna (Lynn Redgrave), quietly disapproves of Whale's faceless, nameless parade of young gay lovers, but when the director takes an interest in his new gardener Clayton (Brendan Fraser), a former Marine and Korean War veteran, it seems to be for something more than his usual casual conquest. (iTunes)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1999 - Bill Condon (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1999 - Ian McKellen (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1999 - Lynn Redgrave (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
Independent Spirit Awards
- 1999 - Gregg Fienberg, Mark R. Harris, Paul Colichman (Best Feature)
- 1999 - Ian McKellen (Best Male Lead)
- 1999 - Lynn Redgrave (Best Supporting Female)
- 1999 - Bill Condon (Best Screenplay)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1999 - Lynn Redgrave (Best Supporting Actress)
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
- 1999 - Ian McKellen (Best Actor)
- 1999 - Best British Independent Film
- 1999 - Bill Condon (Best Director)
Golden Globes
- 1999 - Lynn Redgrave (Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture)
- 1999 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 1999 - Ian McKellen (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
Critics Choice Awards
- 1999 - Ian McKellen (Best Actor)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1998 - Ian McKellen (Best Actor)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1998 - Ian McKellen (Best Actor)
- 1998 - Carter Burwell (Best Music Score)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1998 - Ian McKellen (Best Actor)
The Saturn Awards
- 1998 - Special Award
San Sebastián International Film Festival
- 1998 - Ian McKellen (Silver Shell for Best Actor)
- 1998 - Bill Condon (Special Jury Prize)
- 1998 - Bill Condon (Golden Shell for Best Film)