Frankenstein feels like an ancient tale, the kind of traditional story that appears in many other forms. It … - Kenneth Branagh

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Kenneth Branagh

Frankenstein feels like an ancient tale, the kind of traditional story that appears in many other forms. It appeals to something very primal, but it's also about profound things, the very nature of life and death and birth - about, essentially, a man who is resisting the most irresistible fact of all, that we will be shuffling off this mortal coil.

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