Gonzalo Suárez, born in Oviedo, Spain, in 1934, is a multifaceted filmmaker known for his unique storytelling. He directed and wrote Rowing with the Wind (1988), a film that delves into the artistic struggle and the supernatural, showcasing his ability to blend reality with fantasy. Suárez also contributed as a writer to The Exquisite Cadaver (1969), further establishing his presence in the realm of cult cinema. His works resonate with the themes of existential inquiry, making him a significant figure in the SassyFlix catalog.
Rowing with the Wind
In the summer of 1816, English poet Percy Shelley, his soon to be wife Mary Shelley (daughter of William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft), and Mary's stepsister and companion Claire Clairmont take a holiday with Lord Byron and his physician John William Polidori at a villa rented by Byron at Lake Leman, Switzerland. Byron challenges each of the friends to write a horror story, and Mary begins her novel, Frankenstein. She imagines the monster becoming real, and for the next six years, as tragedy befalls those around her, she believes the creature of her imagination is the cause. Meanwhile, Claire has Byron's baby, is estranged from him and barred from seeing her daughter. Byron and Percy continue their friendship, the one hedonistic, the other idealistic. The Shelleys move near Pisa.
