Body and Soul and the Cinema of Frankenstein

Amy Browning-Dill and host Cindy Collins Smith probe the history and implications of Frankenstein - from Mary Shelley’s book through the James Whale and Hammer Studios adaptations all the way to more recent adaptations by Kenneth Branagh and Guillermo del Toro. Shelley’s tale is often considered an example of man playing God - and of course it is - but it also opens the door to profound questions about the relationship between the human body and God, what it means to have a soul, the implications of immortality without God, as well as more everyday human concerns such as the need for good parenting and companionship.