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A critical exploration of one of the most exciting, original and influential figures to emerge in contemporary film, __Guillermo del Toro: Film as Alchemic Art__ is a major contribution to the analysis of Guillermo del Toro's cinematic output. It offers an in-depth discussion of del Toro's oeuvre and investigates key ideas, recurrent motifs and subtle links between his movies. The book explores the sources that del Toro draws upon and transforms in the creation of his rich and complex body of work. These include the literary, artistic and cinematic influences on films such as __Pan's Labyrinth__, __The Devil's Backbone__, __Cronos__ and __Mimic,__ and the director's engagement with comic book culture in his two __Hellboy__ films, __Blade II__ and __Pacific Rim__. As well as offering extensive close textual analysis, the authors also consider del Toro's considerable impact on wider popular culture, including a discussion of his role as producer, ambassador for ‘geek' culture and figurehead in new international cinema.

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Author

McDonald, Keith ;Clark, Roger

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing Inc Bloomsbury Academic

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781441124494

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Performing Arts, Sports, Literary Fiction