The Frankenstein Complex

simple version without scabbard From the first tests in costumes to special makeup effects, from animatronics to computer-generated images, The Frankenstein Complex looks back on more than a century of techniques that gave birth to the famous monsters that are Godzilla, Yoda, the Queen of Aliens or the tyrannosaurs of Jurassic Park. Directors Alexandre Poncet and Gilles Penso give voice to artists who hide behind every creature, like Phil Tippett and Rick Baker, and to filmmakers whose films have marked the history of special effects, like Joe Dante and Guillermo del Toro. The Frankenstein Complex celebrates this art in perpetual motion and pays tribute to these new Dr Frankensteins, who continue to amaze generations of spectators thanks to their inventiveness and their unique know-how.