Oscar and Golden Lion winner Guillermo Del Toro unveiled his long-in-the-works Frankenstein at the Venice Film Festival this evening. Playing to a very enthusiastic crowd, the monster movie was greeted by a 15-minute ovation.

Del Toro has charmed the Lido before, winning the festival’s top prize, the Golden Lion, with 2017’s The Shape of Water , which ultimately went on to scoop four Oscars, including Best Picture and Director.

Frankenstein , adapted by Del Toro from the 1818 literary classic by Mary Shelley, is playing here in competition; Netflix will release in November.

In the film, Oscar Isaac stars as Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature ( Jacob Elordi ) to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the un

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