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Frankenstein's Aunt

January 01, 1970

For the novel, see Frankenstein's Aunt (novel).

Frankenstein's Aunt is the protagonist of three novels - two by Allan Rune Pettersson and a seven-episode TV miniseries based on the first one. The story is a humorous homage to the Universal Horror Frankenstein films.

Frankenstein's Aunt
Viveca Lindfors as Hannah Frankenstein and Jacques Herlin as Igor
Created byJuraj Jakubisko
StarringViveca Lindfors as Hannah Frankenstein
Martin Hreben as Max
Gerhard Karzel as Albert
Barbara De Rossi as Klara
Eddie Constantine as Alois
Flavio Bucci as Talbot
and others.
Country of originAustria, West Germany, France, Czechoslovakia, Spain, Sweden, Italy
No. of episodes7
Production
Running timeapprox. 55 min (per episode)
Original release
Networksee Production
Release1986 (1986)

Novels edit

Frankenstein's Aunt edit

Main article: Frankenstein's Aunt (novel)

Although the later TV series is based on the first novel by Allan Rune Pettersson, there are many differences in the TV series: Characters were edited out and added, the story was changed and expanded, and it has another ending.

Frankenstein's Aunt Returns edit

Main article: Frankenstein's Aunt Returns

The book is a direct sequel to the first novel and therefore does not revive the story of the TV series.

Third novel edit

Frankensteins Tante
 
AuthorWerner Meier
CountryAustria
LanguageGerman
PublisherLoewe
Publication date
1987

A novel by Werner Meier was published in German in Austria in 1987 which retells the story of the TV series with almost no differences. The book has the title Frankensteins Tante which means Frankenstein's Aunt.

Television series edit

Story edit

Similar to the first book by Allan Rune Pettersson, Aunt Hannah comes to Frankenstein with the aim of finding a bride for her nephew so that the family will gain some little Frankensteins. He, however, is too busy for anything like that. He tries to create a man with the power of a machine and the brain of a genius. Unlike in the novel, Aunt Hannah meets more spooks like a merman, a fire spirit and a White Lady and the orphan Max, who is running away from a circus.

Intention edit

The makers of "Frankenstein's Aunt" Jaroslav Dietl and Juraj Jakubisko interpreted the classic Frankenstein theme in a humourful way tending to parody. But they did not only want to entertain the audience, but to emphasize the triumph of reason and sanity over human aggressiveness and intolerance.[1]

Production edit

The director J. Jakubisko about the production: "This seven country co-production was a challenge for me. The producers' wish was to see spooks from every single culture so it would be familiar for children around the world. So we found ourselves in Babylon during the production - many languages, many spooks" [2]

 
Among others, Hohenwerfen Castle was used to film the exterior of Frankenstein's Castle

The series was an international co-production from:

Filming location were Hallstatt, the environ of Salzburg, Dachstein, Boskovice and Werfen with Burg Hohenwerfen.[3]

Jacques Herlin, who played Igor, said in an interview,[4] that the filming was a lot of fun, the only bad side being Viveca Lindfors who hated the director from the first day. According to him, she said to the director: "As far as I'm concerned, you're a shit. I've signed the contract, but won't agree with you. My character will smoke a cigar, even if you don't like it. Go fuck yourself". Nevertheless, Herlin added that he actually liked Viveca. He described the director as crazy - a poet, ex painter and friend of Fellini.

The character of the "White Lady" (played by Mercedes Sampietro) was inspired in Elizabeth Bathory[5] (1560–1614). She is thought to have tortured hundreds of maids to death, and according to the legend she was cursed to haunt her castle. Her character in the series was moderated, similarities are still the same first name and some insinuations. The series' director, Juraj Jakubisko made also Bathory, a movie about her, which was released in 2008.

Ferdy Mayne, who played Count Dracula, played a similar character as Count Krolock in The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967).

Cast edit

Episodes edit

  1. The Birth
  2. The Clean-Up
  3. The Bride
  4. The Cradle
  5. The Ladies' Man
  6. The Car
  7. The Wedding

Alternative and other versions edit

A recut of the series in a 96-minute movie was made with the title Freckled Max and the Spooks.

A musical for schools is based on the novel of Allan Rune Petterson.[6]

Nomination edit

In 1988 it was nominated best film in the International Fantasy Film Awards.[7]

Video release edit

The series was first released on DVD in Germany on March 17, 2008. This is currently the only release of the series on video so far and includes only the German-language version.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Jakubiskofilm Reviews 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Jakubiskofilm About Movie 2007-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Czech film database CFN 2007-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Interview with Jacques Herlin 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Trivia
  6. ^
  7. ^ Nomination

Literature edit

  • Allan Rune Pettersson: Frankenstein's Aunt, ISBN 0-435-12260-6

External links edit

  • Frankenstein's Aunt at IMDb  
  • kinobox.cz entry
  • Intro of Frankenstein's Aunt

January 01, 1970
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For the novel see Frankenstein s Aunt novel Frankenstein s Aunt is the protagonist of three novels two by Allan Rune Pettersson and a seven episode TV miniseries based on the first one The story is a humorous homage to the Universal Horror Frankenstein films Frankenstein s AuntViveca Lindfors as Hannah Frankenstein and Jacques Herlin as IgorCreated byJuraj JakubiskoStarringViveca Lindfors as Hannah FrankensteinMartin Hreben as MaxGerhard Karzel as AlbertBarbara De Rossi as KlaraEddie Constantine as AloisFlavio Bucci as Talbot and others Country of originAustria West Germany France Czechoslovakia Spain Sweden ItalyNo of episodes7ProductionRunning timeapprox 55 min per episode Original releaseNetworksee ProductionRelease1986 1986 Contents 1 Novels 1 1 Frankenstein s Aunt 1 2 Frankenstein s Aunt Returns 1 3 Third novel 2 Television series 2 1 Story 2 2 Intention 2 3 Production 2 4 Cast 2 5 Episodes 2 6 Alternative and other versions 2 7 Nomination 3 Video release 4 Notes 5 Literature 6 External linksNovels editFrankenstein s Aunt edit Main article Frankenstein s Aunt novel Although the later TV series is based on the first novel by Allan Rune Pettersson there are many differences in the TV series Characters were edited out and added the story was changed and expanded and it has another ending Frankenstein s Aunt Returns edit Main article Frankenstein s Aunt Returns The book is a direct sequel to the first novel and therefore does not revive the story of the TV series Third novel edit Frankensteins Tante nbsp AuthorWerner MeierCountryAustriaLanguageGermanPublisherLoewePublication date1987 A novel by Werner Meier was published in German in Austria in 1987 which retells the story of the TV series with almost no differences The book has the title Frankensteins Tante which means Frankenstein s Aunt Television series editStory edit Similar to the first book by Allan Rune Pettersson Aunt Hannah comes to Frankenstein with the aim of finding a bride for her nephew so that the family will gain some little Frankensteins He however is too busy for anything like that He tries to create a man with the power of a machine and the brain of a genius Unlike in the novel Aunt Hannah meets more spooks like a merman a fire spirit and a White Lady and the orphan Max who is running away from a circus Intention edit The makers of Frankenstein s Aunt Jaroslav Dietl and Juraj Jakubisko interpreted the classic Frankenstein theme in a humourful way tending to parody But they did not only want to entertain the audience but to emphasize the triumph of reason and sanity over human aggressiveness and intolerance 1 Production edit The director J Jakubisko about the production This seven country co production was a challenge for me The producers wish was to see spooks from every single culture so it would be familiar for children around the world So we found ourselves in Babylon during the production many languages many spooks 2 nbsp Among others Hohenwerfen Castle was used to film the exterior of Frankenstein s Castle The series was an international co production from Taurus Film Munich Germany MR Film Austria Ceskoslovenska televize Bratislava Czechoslovakia Films du Sabre and FR 3 France SVT 1 Sweden Raiuno Italy and TVE Spain Filming location were Hallstatt the environ of Salzburg Dachstein Boskovice and Werfen with Burg Hohenwerfen 3 Jacques Herlin who played Igor said in an interview 4 that the filming was a lot of fun the only bad side being Viveca Lindfors who hated the director from the first day According to him she said to the director As far as I m concerned you re a shit I ve signed the contract but won t agree with you My character will smoke a cigar even if you don t like it Go fuck yourself Nevertheless Herlin added that he actually liked Viveca He described the director as crazy a poet ex painter and friend of Fellini The character of the White Lady played by Mercedes Sampietro was inspired in Elizabeth Bathory 5 1560 1614 She is thought to have tortured hundreds of maids to death and according to the legend she was cursed to haunt her castle Her character in the series was moderated similarities are still the same first name and some insinuations The series director Juraj Jakubisko made also Bathory a movie about her which was released in 2008 Ferdy Mayne who played Count Dracula played a similar character as Count Krolock in The Fearless Vampire Killers 1967 Cast edit Viveca Lindfors Hannah von Frankenstein Martin Hreben Max Gerhard Karzel Albert Barbara De Rossi Klara Eddie Constantine Alois Water Spirit Flavio Bucci Talbot Werewolf Ferdy Mayne Count Dracula Mercedes Sampietro Elisabeth Tilo Pruckner Sepp Bolek Polivka Henry Frankenstein Marie Drahokoupilova Mrs Karch Gail Gatterburg Bertha Sancho Gracia Investigation Judge Jacques Herlin Igor Andrej Hryc Schmied Milan Lasica Teacher Roman Skamene Hans Episodes edit The Birth The Clean Up The Bride The Cradle The Ladies Man The Car The Wedding Alternative and other versions edit A recut of the series in a 96 minute movie was made with the title Freckled Max and the Spooks A musical for schools is based on the novel of Allan Rune Petterson 6 Nomination edit In 1988 it was nominated best film in the International Fantasy Film Awards 7 Video release editThe series was first released on DVD in Germany on March 17 2008 This is currently the only release of the series on video so far and includes only the German language version Notes edit Jakubiskofilm Reviews Archived 2007 09 30 at the Wayback Machine Jakubiskofilm About Movie Archived 2007 06 14 at the Wayback Machine Czech film database CFN Archived 2007 03 08 at the Wayback Machine Interview with Jacques Herlin Archived 2011 10 03 at the Wayback Machine Trivia information about the musical NominationLiterature editAllan Rune Pettersson Frankenstein s Aunt ISBN 0 435 12260 6External links editFrankenstein s Aunt at IMDb nbsp Director s site with information about the series by episode with plot detail 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