MEXICO · 2017

The Shape of Water

Guillermo del Toro
forbidden love cold war tensions isolation and loneliness captivity and freedom cross species connection
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An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.

Year2017
CountryMexico
DirectorGuillermo del Toro
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Cinema DNA 7 films · 4 countries
7 films that shaped it
  1. Ivan’s Childhood 1962 · Andrei Tarkovsky Russia
  2. Umbrellas of Cherbourg 1964 · Jacques Demy France
  3. Amarcord 1973 · Federico Fellini Italy
  4. Alien 1979 · Ridley Scott United States
  5. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982 · Steven Spielberg United States
The Shape of Water Mexico · 2017
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