Auteur August: Guillermo del Toro
August 19–25, 2022
Guillermo del Toro has made a career of wild, terrifying, and fantastic films - what we at SIFF label “WTF.” The worlds he creates emerge from a parallel history, posit that vampires walk among us, and the actions of one woman can make all the difference. Watch his trajectory from special effects maven to blockbusting auteur when SIFF screens his complete filmography August 19-25.
Passes are available for each director's weeklong series, as well as ticket 6-packs which can be used for any Auteur August film (regardless of director).
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Guillermo del Toro Schedule
August 19 - 25
Friday, August 19
6:00pm - Cronos
8:30pm - The Devil's Backbone
Saturday, August 20
2:00pm - Nightmare Alley
5:15pm - Hellboy
8:00pm - Hellboy II
Sunday, August 21
2:00pm - Mimic
4:45pm - Nightmare Alley (b&w)
8:00pm - Blade II
Monday, August 22
6:30pm - Crimson Peak
Tuesday, August 23
6:30pm - Pacific Rim
Wednesday, August 24
6:30pm - Pan's Labyrinth
Thursday, August 25
6:30pm - The Shape of Water
Guillermo del Toro has made a career of wild, terrifying, and fantastic films - what we at SIFF label “WTF.” The worlds he creates emerge from a parallel history, posit that vampires (and vampire hunters) walk among us, and the actions of one woman can make all the difference.
Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, some of his early industry jobs were in movie makeup and special effects, co-founding the special effects company Necropia before launching into filmmaking with 1993’s CRONOS. His first Hollywood production, Mimic, followed, returning to the horrors of the post-Spanish Civil War era with the ghost story The Devil's Backbone. He followed up with a pair of comic book turns (Blade II and Hellboy, returning with Hellboy II in 2008) before the Oscar-winning Pan's Labyrinth. Del Toro’s blockbuster breakout came with the sci-fi Pacific Rim, followed by gothic horror of Crimson Peak.
Del Toro’s creation of fantastic, unique worlds to tell very human stories was repeated in the masterful The Shape of Water, which won four Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director. In 2021, the neo-noir Nightmare Alley was released, and in December, del Toro’s take on Pinocchio will hit Netflix. At every turn, del Toro’s manipulation of what we see to tell the story of what might be takes us on a journey through the fantastic, and asks “what if this were true…”
Blade II
USA | 2002 | 117 min. | Guillermo del Toro
August 21, 2022
Blade forms an uneasy alliance with the vampire council in order to combat the Reapers, who are feeding on vampires.
Crimson Peak
USA | 2015 | 119 min. | Guillermo del Toro
August 22, 2022
In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider.
Cronos
Mexico | 1993 | 92 min. | Guillermo del Toro
August 19, 2022
A mysterious device designed to provide its owner with eternal life resurfaces after four hundred years, leaving a trail of destruction in its path.
The Devil’s Backbone
Spain | 2001 | 106 min. | Guillermo del Toro
August 19, 2022
During the final year of the Spanish Civil War, a young boy called Carlos is sent to live in a remote orphanage.
Hellboy
USA | 2004 | 122 min. | Guillermo del Toro
August 20, 2022
A demon, raised from infancy after being conjured by and rescued from the Nazis, grows up to become a defender against the forces of darkness.
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
USA | 2008 | 121 min. | Guillermo del Toro
August 20, 2022
A prince of the mythical world starts a rebellion against humanity in order to rule the Earth; Hellboy and his team must fight to stop him.
Mimic: The Director’s Cut
USA | 1997 | 111 min. | Guillermo del Toro
August 21, 2022
Entomologist Dr. Susan Tyler genetically created an insect to kill cockroaches carrying a virulent disease. Now, the insects are out to destroy mankind.
Nightmare Alley
USA | 2021 | 150 min. | Guillermo del Toro
August 20, 2022
A grifter working his way up from low-ranking carnival worker to lauded psychic medium matches wits with a psychiatrist bent on exposing him.
Nightmare Alley (B&W)
USA | 2021 | 150 min. | Guillermo del Toro
August 21, 2022
A grifter working his way up from low-ranking carnival worker to lauded psychic medium matches wits with a psychiatrist bent on exposing him.
Pacific Rim
USA | 2013 | 131 min. | Guillermo del Toro
August 23, 2022
A former pilot and a trainee are paired up to drive a seemingly obsolete special weapon in a desperate effort to save the world from the apocalypse.
The Shape of Water
USA | 2017 | 123 min. | Guillermo del Toro
August 25, 2022
At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.
Pan’s Labyrinth
Spain | 2006 | 110 min. | Guillermo del Toro
August 24, 2022
In the Falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.