“It’s alive! It’s alive!” Mary Shelley’s classic Gothic tale had been brought to the screen before, and would be many times again, but Universal’s creepy 1931 adaptation is without doubt the enduring cinematic version. Colin Clive plays the titular mad genius, seeking to play God; Boris Karloff, giving a remarkably nuanced performance underneath Jack Pierce’s now-iconic makeup, is the misunderstood, misshapen monster, assembled from various cadavers and jolted to life in truly spectacular fashion. The film made Karloff a star; British expat James Whale, here making his first horror film, directs with great Expressionist flair. (Jim Sinclair, Pacific Cinematheque)
- Friday September 21, 2012 at 7:00PM
- Saturday September 22, 2012 at 2:00PM
- Sunday September 23, 2012 at 4:00PM
- Sunday September 23, 2012 at 9:00PM
- Tuesday September 25, 2012 at 7:00PM
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