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Guillermo del Toro is a complete and intimate study of the life and work of one of modern cinema's most truly unique directors, whose distinct aesthetic and imagination are unmatched in contemporary film.
Widely regarded as one of the most imaginative directors working in cinema today, Guillermo del Toro has built up a body of work that has enthralled movie fans with its dark beauty and edge-of-the-seat set pieces.
In this book, acclaimed author Ian Nathan charts the progression of a career that has produced some of contemporary cinema’s most revered scenes and idiosyncratic characters. This detailed examination looks at how the strands of del Toro’s career have woven together to create one of modern cinema’s most ground-breaking bodies of work.
Delving deep into del Toro's psyche, the book starts by examining his beginnings in Mexico, the creative but isolated child surrounded by ornate catholicism and monster magazines, filming stop motion battles between his toys on a Super-8 film camera.
It follows him to film school, where we learn of his influences, from Kafka to Bunuel, and explores his 1993 debut Cronos, the independent horror debut which draws on the religious and occult themes which would recur throughout del Toro's work.
It goes on to cover his development as a director with 1997's Mimic, his blockbuster success with the Hellboy films and goes on to study the films which have cemented his status as a legendary auteur, Oscar award winners Pan's Labrynth and The Shape of Water, as well as his sci-fi masterpiece Pacific Rim, as well as looking at his exciting upcoming projects Nightmare Alley and Pinocchio.
An enlightening look into the mind of an auteur blessed with a singular creative vision, Guillermo del Toro analyses the processes, themes and narratives that have come to be recognised as distinctly del Toro, from practical effects to an obsession with folklore and paganism. It looks into the narrative techniques, stylistic flourishes and creative decisions which have made him a true master of modern cinema.
Presented in a slipcase with 8-page gatefold section, with scores of illuminating photographs of the director at work on set as well as iconic stills from his films and examples of his influences, this stunning package will delight all Guillermo del Toro devotees and movie lovers in general.
Unauthorised and Unofficial.
Widely regarded as one of the most imaginative directors working in cinema today, Guillermo del Toro has built up a body of work that has enthralled movie fans with its dark beauty and edge-of-the-seat set pieces.
In this book, acclaimed author Ian Nathan charts the progression of a career that has produced some of contemporary cinema’s most revered scenes and idiosyncratic characters. This detailed examination looks at how the strands of del Toro’s career have woven together to create one of modern cinema’s most ground-breaking bodies of work.
Delving deep into del Toro's psyche, the book starts by examining his beginnings in Mexico, the creative but isolated child surrounded by ornate catholicism and monster magazines, filming stop motion battles between his toys on a Super-8 film camera.
It follows him to film school, where we learn of his influences, from Kafka to Bunuel, and explores his 1993 debut Cronos, the independent horror debut which draws on the religious and occult themes which would recur throughout del Toro's work.
It goes on to cover his development as a director with 1997's Mimic, his blockbuster success with the Hellboy films and goes on to study the films which have cemented his status as a legendary auteur, Oscar award winners Pan's Labrynth and The Shape of Water, as well as his sci-fi masterpiece Pacific Rim, as well as looking at his exciting upcoming projects Nightmare Alley and Pinocchio.
An enlightening look into the mind of an auteur blessed with a singular creative vision, Guillermo del Toro analyses the processes, themes and narratives that have come to be recognised as distinctly del Toro, from practical effects to an obsession with folklore and paganism. It looks into the narrative techniques, stylistic flourishes and creative decisions which have made him a true master of modern cinema.
Presented in a slipcase with 8-page gatefold section, with scores of illuminating photographs of the director at work on set as well as iconic stills from his films and examples of his influences, this stunning package will delight all Guillermo del Toro devotees and movie lovers in general.
Unauthorised and Unofficial.
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SOURCES
Introduction
1. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Turtleback Books, 2016
2. Guillermo del Toro – Cabinet of Curiosities: My Notebooks, Collections, and Other Obsessions, Guillermo del Toro and Marc Scott Zicree, Titan Books, 2013
3. 10 Questions for Guillermo del Toro, Gilbert Cruz, Time, 5 September 2011
4. Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth, Nick Nunziata, Mark Cotta Vaz, and Guillermo del Toro, Titan Books, 2016
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
1. Pan’s Labyrinth Blu-ray Edition, The Criterion Edition, 18 October 2016
2. Guillermo del Toro – Guardian Interviews at the BFI, Mark Kermode, 21 November 2006
3. Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth, Nick Nunziata, Mark Cotta Vaz, and Guillermo del Toro, Titan Books, 2016
4. Ibid.
5. Guillermo del Toro on Confronting Childhood Demons and Surviving a Real-life Horror Story, Stephen Galloway, Hollywood Reporter, 3 November 2017
6. Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth, Nick Nunziata, Mark Cotta Vaz, and Guillermo del Toro, Titan Books, 2016
7. Guillermo del Toro – Cronos Interviews, The Criterion Edition, 7 December 2010
8. Guillermo del Toro Masterclass, Lumière Festival, Lyon, France on 13 October 2018
9. Guillermo del Toro – Guardian Interviews at the BFI, Mark Kermode, The Guardian, 21 November 2006
10. Guillermo del Toro – Cronos Interviews, The Criterion Edition, 7 December 2010
11. Ibid.
12. Pan’s Labyrinth – BFI Film Classics, Mar Diestro-Dópido, Bloomsbury, 2013
13. Guillermo del Toro Interview – Blade II, Capture Magazine via YouTube, 2012
14. Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth, Nick Nunziata, Mark Cotta Vaz, and Guillermo del Toro, Titan Books, 2016
15. Ibid.
16. Guillermo del Toro – Cabinet of Curiosities: My Notebooks, Collections, and Other Obsessions, Guillermo del Toro and Marc Scott Zicree, Titan Books, 2013
17. Guillermo del Toro’s The Devil’s Backbone, Matt Zoller Seitz & Simon Abrams, Titan Books, 2017
18. Guillermo del Toro – Cabinet of Curiosities: My Notebooks, Collections, and Other Obsessions, Guillermo del Toro and Marc Scott Zicree, Titan Books, 2013
19. Guillermo del Toro’s The Devil’s Backbone, Matt Zoller Seitz & Simon Abrams, Titan Books, 2017
20. Guillermo del Toro – Cabinet of Curiosities: My Notebooks, Collections, and Other Obsessions, Guillermo del Toro and Marc Scott Zicree, Titan Books, 2013
21. Guillermo del Toro’s The Devil’s Backbone, Matt Zoller Seitz & Simon Abrams, Titan Books, 2017
22. Show The Monster, Daniel Zalewski, The New Yorker, 31 January 2011
23. Guillermo del Toro – Cabinet of Curiosities: My Notebooks, Collect...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- Once Upon a Time in Mexico
- Tunnel Vision
- Unfinished Business
- Blood Rush
- Big Red
- Rites of Passage
- High Concept
- Freak House
- The Love Aquatic
- The Weaver of Dreams
- Sources
- Acknowledgements
- Picture Credits
- Copyright