Is there anyone who loves movies more than Guillermo del Toro? On Sunday (Feb. 18), the Oscar frontrunner won his first BAFTA for directing “The Shape of Water.” In an interview backstage, he spoke about films in the same passionate way a kid talks about the latest superhero movie after emerging from a theater all giddy.
What was clear in del Toro’s impassioned answers was how steeped “The Shape of Water” is in film lore. He constantly referenced his own experiences with movies, both as a filmmaker and as a child watching them for the first time. He has particularly fond memories of “Creature from the Black Lagoon.” His film is not just a love story between Eliza and the amphibian man (his version of the creature from the black lagoon, albeit one with a bigger heart) but also one between del Toro and cinema.
See 2018 BAFTA Awards: ‘Three Billboards’ wins 5 including Best Picture,...
What was clear in del Toro’s impassioned answers was how steeped “The Shape of Water” is in film lore. He constantly referenced his own experiences with movies, both as a filmmaker and as a child watching them for the first time. He has particularly fond memories of “Creature from the Black Lagoon.” His film is not just a love story between Eliza and the amphibian man (his version of the creature from the black lagoon, albeit one with a bigger heart) but also one between del Toro and cinema.
See 2018 BAFTA Awards: ‘Three Billboards’ wins 5 including Best Picture,...
- 2/19/2018
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
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