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Guillermo del Toro

Oscar-winning Mexican film-maker Guillermo del Toro talks to John Wilson about his cultural influences.

Oscar-winning Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro talks to John Wilson about his cultural influences. From his 1992 debut Cronos to his recent big budget spectacular retelling of Frankenstein, del Toro鈥檚 12 feature films mix fantasy, horror and Gothic romance to create modern fairy tales about innocence, brutality and redemption. His movies have won eight Academy Awards including three for Pan鈥檚 Labyrinth in 2006, and four Oscars for The Shape Of Water in 2017, plus seven BAFTAs and three Golden Globes.

Producer: Edwina Pitman

Archive used:
Clip from Pan's Labyrinth, Guillermo del Toro, 2006
Clip from Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro, 2025
Clip from Frankenstein, James Whale, 1931
Clip from I Confess, Alfred Hitchcock, 1953

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