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Guillermo del Toro's film Frankenstein is nominated for nine Academy Awards,

including Best Picture, Supporting Actor, Cinematography, Original Score, and Adapted Screenplay.

Del Toro wrote and directed this new reimagining of Frankenstein,

which takes inspiration from the 1931 film Frankenstein,

one of the most enduring horror monster films,

and from Mary Shelley's 1818 novel, Frankenstein.

In Del Toro's movie, the final part of the story is told from the creature's

point of view. Here's a clip from it, in which the creature, played by Oscar nominee Jacob Allorty,

is shot and left for dead by hunters. There was silence again, and then, merciless life.

How long did I die for?

I do not know.

But I saw my injuries healed.

The cold winter air stung in my lungs. I felt lonelier than ever

Because for every man there was but one remedy to all pain.

Death, a gift you too had denied me.

Some of the themes of Del Toro's new film echo themes with which he's been obsessed for

years.

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