Professor Marston & The Wonder Women

Der Harvard-Psychologe Dr. William Marston arbeitete nicht nur an spektakulären Projekten und Entwicklungen, welche die gesellschaftlichen Normen sprengten, auch privat bevorzugte er ein unkonventionelles Leben. Zusammen mit seiner Ehefrau, ebenfalls Psychologin und Erfinderin, unterhielt er eine polyamoröse Beziehung mit Olive Byrne, die ihn maßgeblich zur Schöpfung der Wunderfrau inspirierte. (vf)

A superhero origin tale unlike any other -- the film tells the true story of what inspired Harvard professor Dr. William Moulton Marston to create the iconic Wonder Woman comic book character in the 1940's. Criticized by many, the iconic feminist superhero was targeted by censors for her 'sexual perversity', while Professor Marston led a secret life. Marston's muses for the Wonder Woman character were his wife Elizabeth Marston and their lover Olive Byrne, two empowered women who defied convention. They both worked with Marston on human behavior research -- while building a hidden life with him that rivaled the greatest of superhero disguises.