Guillermo del Toro, who won back the Oscars and the Venice Film Festival Golden Lion with The Shape of Water, is now one of the hottest directors in the world, and he often "backs up" some of his favorite films in interviews or on social media.
The reason is simple, because Gyro's own films are more or less influenced by these films, and they all have more or less "shadows" of these films: from the horror silent films he watched as a child to the works of "fellow countryman" Alfonso Cuarón, these films are in the "favorite" list of "Gyro".
"Gyro" has decided to direct the animated version of "Pinocchio" and the new version of "Jade Face Love Demon", will the new work also pay tribute to his "favorites" as always?
Don't be impatient, let's first take a look at who is in the "favorite" list of "Gyro"!
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Eight and a Half (1963) – Directed by Federico Fellini
Gyro's praise for "Eight and a Half" is overflowing, he said: "This film talks about life, talks about art, and ensures that the two are connected, and it is a carnal, whole-body, greedy film poem." ”
02
Beauty and the Beast (1946) – Directed by: Jean Coctor & René Clement
Gyro called the film, based on a classic fairy tale, "one of the most magical films of all time," and he repeatedly said during the filming of The Shape of Water that he was deeply influenced by the film.
03
Blood Labyrinth (1984) – Directed by Joel Cohen
"Blood Labyrinth" is the first big-screen work of "Little Golden Shadow Queen" Francis McDormand, and the first directed work of the Coen brothers, "Gyro" bluntly said that this film can be called "a perfect debut".
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(1931) – Director: Jean Renoir
is the second sound film directed by French film master Jean Renoir, and Gyro claims that Jean Renoir's films always have a kind of ubiquitous human kindness.
05
Canoa The Criminal (1976) – Director: Felipe Cazars
Gyro considers this iconic Mexican film to be a watershed moment for old and new Mexican films, saying that "the screenplay is one of the most brilliant scripts ever written." ”
06
Eyes Without Faces (1960) – Director: George fransch
For this horror film made in 1960, "Gyro" shows that he was deeply affected by the film's contrast between beauty and brutality.
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Frankenstein (1931) – Director: James Wheel
As a fan of monster movies, "Gyro" listed James Wheel's "Frankenstein" as his "favorite", and it is absolutely not surprising that "Gyro" called "Weirdo" the performance of Polis Karloff, who played the role very well, and he showed the fragility and power of "Weirdo" to the fullest.
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Deformed Man (1932) – Director: Todd Browning
Gyro's evaluation of the 1932 cult film was: "Classic moments can be seen everywhere, and horror film elements, film noir elements, and feature film elements are full of them." Decades later, in the eyes of "Gyro", "Deformed Man" is still a classic film that cannot be classified.
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Ghostbuster (2017) – Director: David Lowey
The favorite film of 2017 selected by "Gyro" is this "Ghost Floating Life". He called "Ghostbusters," starring Cassie Affleck and Rooney Mara, a masterpiece and one of the best "ghost films" of all time.
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Good Guys (1990) – Director: Martin Scorsese
Gyro calls Martin Scorsese's Good Guys one of the most influential films of all time and one of the films that have had a huge impact on shaping the face of cinema in the 21st century. "It's a film that can be revisited but always feels fresh and surprising, and everything is perfect."
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Greed (1924) – Directed by Eric von Stroheim
Gyro's assessment of the 1924 silent film was: "This is a landmark film that portrays perverted humanity in a way that will have an important impact on future generations of films." ”
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Innocent Man (1961) – Director: Jack Clayton
Gyro has listed several of the best horror films in his opinion in interviews with the media, and "Innocent People", released in 1961, was on the list. This psychological thriller is directed by British filmmaker Jack Clayton and starring Deborah Chloe. The story tells of a governess who, while caring for her children, feels that the home is under the control of a ghost.
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Jaws (1975) – Director: Steven Spielberg
"Jaws" also made it onto the list of the best horror films in the mind of "Gyro", which adopted the structural approach of the monster appearance in the second half, which influenced the monster movies of the following decades, and "Gyro"'s own horror films were naturally affected by it.
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Strange Talk (1964) – Director: Masaki Kobayashi
The Japanese film "Strange Talk" is one of the favorite films of "Gyro", who has a special love for ghost films, and he said in an interview with the media that this fantasy film about love and death presents "incredible horror and incredible beauty".
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The Catch (1956) – Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Like almost all film directors born in the 60s, Gyro was heavily influenced by Hitchcock's films, and the most influential film he singled out of the "master of suspense" was James Stewart's "Catch". He confessed that he was impressed by the charm of the film.
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Modern Times (1936) – Director: Charlie Chaplin
What filmmaker would not be inspired by Chaplin? "Gyro" claims that Chaplin's silent film classic Modern Times represents the absolute authority of film art.
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Hunter's Night (1955) – Director: Charles Lawton
The thriller starring Robert Mitchum is considered one of the best films he's seen in his childhood and one of the best horror films in his mind. "Gyro" called the film so dark and beautiful that it made him cry.
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Nosferatu (1922) – Directed by: F. W. Maunau
Another classic silent film that Gyro loves is the horror film Nosferatu, which he calls "a symphony of visual storytelling." Gyro claims that this film, along with 1932's Vampire, became two of the biggest benchmarks in the world of vampire cinema.
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Forgotten People (1950) – Director: Luis Buñuel
The Mexican film directed by Luis Buñuel is also one of the "favorites" of the "top". In Gyro's view, the film's surrealist, anarchist spirit sets it apart from traditional genre films or commercial films, and makes it a representative of the golden age of Mexican cinema.
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Chaos (1985) – Director: Akira Kurosawa
The film master Akira Kurosawa is a director that "Gyro" admires, and this adaptation of Shakespeare's play "King Lear" is another film that "Gyro" loves very much. "Gyro" believes that "Chaos" can be called the most representative film of Akira Kurosawa, and Akira Kurosawa can interpret "boldness" and "elegance" at the same time in this film, which is simply a "miracle".
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Roma (2018) – Director: Alfonso Cuarón
It is not surprising that "hometown" Alfonso Cuarón's "Roma" was selected into the list of "Gyro's" favorite films, and "Gyro" bluntly stated his love for this three-time award-winning work of the little golden man, saying that "Roma" can enter the TOP 5 of his list of favorite films.
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The Seventh Seal (1957) – Director: Ingmar Bergman
For the film history classic "The Seventh Seal", "Gyro" said that he was surprised that as an iconic work of serious art films, the humorous elements and comedy elements in "The Seventh Seal" are often ignored.
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Thief of Time (1981) – Director: Terry Gilliam
Time Thief is one of Terry Gilliam's "Imaginary Trilogy", the other two being Fantastic Dreams and The Ultimate General. "Gyro" said that "Time Thief" combines incredible humor and cruelty, fun and creativity, "children's movies should be like this." ”
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Vampire (1932) – Director: Carl Theodore Dreyer
Danish director Carl Theodore Delieyer's "Vampire" has influenced many directors in later generations, such as Russ von Trier and Gyro. The film was directed by cinematographer Rudolf Matei, whose unique photography was beloved by "Gyro", who praised photography for making the lens "one of the characters of the film".
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Villitiana (1961) – Director: Luis Buñuel
The film, directed by Benja director Luis Buñuel, was co-produced by Spain and Mexico and won the Palme d'Or that year. Three years later, a future cinematic prodigy was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, as Guillermo del Toro.
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