History Film / ProfessorMarstonAndTheWonderWomen

* SecretRelationship: Elizabeth, Olive and William keep the fact they're together (or they try to) as bisexuality (along with {{polyamory}}) are taboos, deemed "sex deviations" in the early 20th century.

''Professor Marston and the Wonder Women'' is a 2017 Romantic {{Drama}} {{Biopic}} written and directed by Angela Robinson (''[[Film/{{DEBS}} D.E.B.S.]]'') and distributed by Creator/AnnapurnaPictures.

* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Josette Frank is portrayed as wants to [[MoralGuardians censor comics]] like ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' she believes are [[ThinkOfTheChildren corrupting for minors]]. The real Frank was actually a strong ''pro''-comics supporter, and was later attacked for this by people who ''did'' hold such views. In fact, the most criticism she ever had for ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' was sending a single letter. Frank had no authority to even attempt censoring it, and never interrogated Marston.

* AintTooProudToBeg: Near the end, Elizabeth (at the encouragement of William) went on her knees and pleads for Olive to stay with them/her.

* AintTooProudToBeg: Near the end, Elizabeth (at the encouragement of William) went on her knees and plead for Olive to stay with them/her.

* ThinkOfTheChildren: What Connie Britton's character keeps bringing up as Marston explains his philosophy, and what the MoralGuardians bring up to justify censoring his works.

The film is based on the lives of [[LieDetector polygraph]] inventor Dr. Creator/WilliamMoultonMarston (Creator/LukeEvans), his wife Elizabeth Holloway Marston (Creator/RebeccaHall), and their [[{{Polyamory}} domestic partner]] Olive Byrne (Creator/BellaHeathcote) [[MakingTheMasterpiece as they each contributed to the creation]] of an iconic superheroine, Franchise/WonderWoman. Creator/ConnieBritton and Creator/OliverPlatt also star.

* BasedOnATrueStory: The line appears at the beginning of the film, though the Marstons' granddaughter has [[https://www.forbes.com/sites/robsalkowitz/2017/10/16/wonder-women-biopic-fails-lasso-of-truth-test-says-creators-granddaughter/#3c58528170ba challenged its accuracy]]. Among other things, the Marstons were never fired for their relationship with Olive, and apparently managed to keep it under wraps for decades. There is also no evidence that Elizabeth and Olive were lovers; the true relationship between the three is unknown even today.

''Professor Marston and the Wonder Women'' is a 2017 {{biopic}} Romantic {{Drama}} written and directed by Angela Robinson (''[[Film/{{DEBS}} D.E.B.S.]]'') and distributed by Creator/AnnapurnaPictures.

''Professor Marston and the Wonder Women'' is a 2017 {{biopic}} written and directed by Angela Robinson (''[[Film/{{DEBS}} D.E.B.S.]]'') and distributed by Creator/AnnapurnaPictures.

* AintTooProudToBeg: Near the end, Elizabeth went on her knees and plead for Olive to stay with her.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The equipment for the polygraph deliberately invokes both bondage and Wonder Woman's Lasso of Truth.

* BasedOnATrueStory: The line appears at the beginning of the film, though the Marstons' granddaughter has [[https://www.forbes.com/sites/robsalkowitz/2017/10/16/wonder-women-biopic-fails-lasso-of-truth-test-says-creators-granddaughter/#3c58528170ba challenged its accuracy]]. Among other things, the Marstons were never fired for their relationship with Olive, and apparently managed to keep it under wraps for decades. There is also no evidence that Elizabeth and Olive were lovers; they were more like sister-wives.

The film is based on the lives of [[LieDetector polygraph]] inventor Dr. Creator/WilliamMoultonMarston (Creator/LukeEvans), his wife Elizabeth Holloway Marston (Creator/RebeccaHall), and their [[{{Polyamory}} domestic partner]] Olive Byrne (Bella Heathcote) [[MakingTheMasterpiece as they each contributed to the creation]] of an iconic superheroine, Franchise/WonderWoman. Creator/ConnieBritton and Creator/OliverPlatt also star.

The film is based on the lives of [[LieDetector polygraph]] inventor Dr. William Moulton Marston (Creator/LukeEvans), his wife Elizabeth Holloway Marston (Creator/RebeccaHall), and their [[{{Polyamory}} domestic partner]] Olive Byrne (Bella Heathcote) [[MakingTheMasterpiece as they each contributed to the creation]] of an iconic superheroine, Franchise/WonderWoman. Creator/ConnieBritton and Creator/OliverPlatt also star.

* WomenAreWiser: Sort of. Marston believes that women should rule the world to make it more peaceful. However this is as much to do with his belief that women are better at inducing submissive as with them being wiser than men.

* WomenAreWiser: Marston believes it, and thinks that letting women rule the world would make it more peaceful and just.

* HistoricalBeautyUpdate: The real William Marston wasn't as attractive as Luke Evans.

* AintTooProudToBeg: Near the end, Elizabeth went on her knees and plead for Olive to come back to her.

* BiTheWay: Elizabeth and Olive are as interested in each other as they are in William.

* AintTooProudToBeg: Near the end, Elizabeth went on her knees and plead for Olive to stay.

* BasedOnATrueStory: The line appears at the beginning of the film, though the Marstons' granddaughter has [[https://www.forbes.com/sites/robsalkowitz/2017/10/16/wonder-women-biopic-fails-lasso-of-truth-test-says-creators-granddaughter/#3c58528170ba challenged its accuracy]]. Among other things, the Marstons were never fired for their relationship with Olive, and apparently managed to keep it under wraps for decades.

* EverybodySmokes: Appropriately for a PeriodPiece, it also foreshadows Marton's untimely death.
* FeministFantasy: Martson purposefully created Wonder Woman as one such, explaining how empowering she can be for the women of tomorrow.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: It's safe to say Luke Evans is more attractive than the real William Marston.

* BasedOnATrueStory: The line appears at the beginning of the film, though the Marstons' granddaughter has [[https://www.forbes.com/sites/robsalkowitz/2017/10/16/wonder-women-biopic-fails-lasso-of-truth-test-says-creators-granddaughter/#3c58528170ba challenged its accuracy]].

* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Period attitudes about women, homosexuality, polyamory and smoking, among other things, play significant roles in the plot.

* PenName: The film touches on William's original pseudonym of "Charles Moulton," which he initially used to protect his reputation as a scientist, since comic book were seen as being disposable and vulgar things for children at the time.