Frankenstein labelled 'transphobic' as non-binary director claims monster movies are 'problematic'

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Frankenstein labelled 'transphobic' as non-binary director claims monster movies are 'problematic'.

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Jane Schoenbrun has claimed classic horror films, including Frankenstein, are transphobic because of their portrayal of what the filmmaker described as "trans monsters".The non-binary director, who identifies as trans and queer, pointed to adaptations of Mary Shelley's 1818 gothic novel alongside characters such as Norman Bates and Buffalo Bill as examples of what they see as a troubling cinematic pattern."This image of the trans monster kept coming up," Schoenbrun told The Hollywood Reporter.The director added transgender viewers have long had "really complicated feelings about those movies".

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Whilst the filmmaker said such productions offered representations that "felt familiar or comforting", Schoenbrun also described them as "super f****** transphobic and problematic".The comments came ahead of the premiere of Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma at the 79th Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday evening.The psychedelic slasher film, starring Gillian...

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