The Shape of Water is a 2017 American fantasy drama filmdirected by Guillermo del Toro and written by del Toro and Vanessa Taylor. The film stars Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Octavia Spencer. Set in Baltimore in 1962, the plot follows a mute custodian at a high-security government laboratory who befriends a captured humanoid-amphibian creature.
The film was screened in the main competition section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival, where it premiered on August 31, 2017,and was awarded the Golden Lion for best film in the competition. It also screened at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. The film received praise for its performances, screenplay, direction, production, design, and musical score. Many critics declared it del Toro's best film since Pan's Labyrinth.
The Shape of Water began a limited release in two theaters in New York City on December 1, 2017, before expanding starting December 8, 2017, and has grossed $74 million worldwide. A novelized adaptation of the film, written by del Toro and Daniel Kraus, will be released on February 27, 2018.
The American Film Institute selected it as one of the top 10 films of the year.At the 90th Academy Awards, the film received a leading 13 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress for Hawkins, Best Supporting Actor for Jenkins, and Best Supporting Actress for Spencer. It also won for Best Director and Best Original Score at the 75th Golden Globe Awards, on top of five other nominations. At the 71st British Academy Film Awards, the film received 12 nominations, including Best Film.
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From master storyteller Guillermo del Toro comes THE SHAPE OF WATER, an otherworldly fable set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is trapped in a life of isolation. Elisa's life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment. Rounding out the cast are Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Doug Jones.
CASTS:
- Sally Hawkins as Elisa Esposito
- Michael Shannon as Colonel Richard Strickland
- Richard Jenkins as Giles
- Doug Jones as Amphibian Man/The Asset
- Michael Stuhlbarg as Dr. Robert Hoffstetler/Dimitri Antonovich Mosenkov
- Octavia Spencer as Zelda Delilah Fuller
- Nick Searcy as General Frank Hoyt
- David Hewlett as Fleming
- Lauren Lee Smith as Elaine Strickland
- Morgan Kelly as the Pie Guy
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