Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
(2017)
★ 7.2 IMDb · 953 votes
Year: 2017
Runtime: 108 мин
Country: United States of America
Director: Анджела Робинсон
Cast: Люк Эванс, Ребекка Холл, Белла Хиткот, Конни Бриттон, Джей Джей Филд, Оливер Платт, Моника Джордано, Мэгги Кастл, Alexa Havins, Allie Gallerani
Plot
The unconventional life of Dr. William Marston, the Harvard psychologist and inventor who helped invent the modern lie detector test and co-created Wonder Woman in 1941.
Details the unconventional life of Dr. William Marston, the Harvard psychologist and inventor who helped invent the modern lie detector test and created Wonder Woman in 1941. Marston was in a polyamorous relationship with his wife Elizabeth, a psychologist and inventor in her own right, and Olive Byrne, a former student who became an academic. This relationship was key to the creation of Wonder Woman, as Elizabeth and Olive's feminist ideals were ingrained in the character from her creation. Marston died of skin cancer in 1947, but Elizabeth and Olive remained a couple and raised their and Marston's children together. The film is said to focus on how Marston dealt with the controversy surrounding Wonder Woman's creation.