Rowing with the Wind is a 1988 film about English writer Mary Shelley and her circle, starring Hugh Grant and Lizzy McInnerny. The film won seven Goya Awards.
A gothic and sexy exploration of one of literatures greatest creations, Rowing With The Wind elegantly captures the spirit of horror and romance of the time. In the summer of 1816, Percy Shelley (Valentine Pelka), his mistress Mary (Lizzy McInnerny), and her stepsister Claire (Elizabeth Hurley, Austin Powers) visit Lord Byron (Hugh Grant, Notting Hill) at his castle in the hauntingly stunning Lake Geneva. Byron sets out a challenge for each to write a horror story of their own invention.
As Mary begins to imagine her novel, Frankenstein, she visualises the monster most vividly, and for the next six years believes the personification of her creation is the cause for several tragic deaths – a living nightmare that threatens to destroy all that she loves.
Awards
- ADIRCAE Awards 1989 – Won Best Director
- Fotogramas de Plata 1989 – Won Best Film
- Goya Awards 1989 – Won 7 Goya Awards including Best Director, Nominated for Best Film
- San Sebastián International Film Festival 1988 – Won Silver Seashell Best Director
- Sant Jordi Awards 1989 – Won Best Film