GUILLERMO DEL TORO

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 a