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Guillermo del Toro, director: I only make movies for art

Guillermo del Toro, director: I only make movies for art

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John Wilson speaks to Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro about his life and career

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“I have never made a movie I didn't believe was necessary for me
or for someone in the world, whether to entertain or to connect
at a spiritual level or something. It's been only done for the
art.”

John Wilson speaks to Oscar-winning Mexican director,
screenwriter, and producer, Guillermo del Toro about his life and
career.

Born in Guadalajara in 1964, his life suddenly changed at the age
of five after his father, then a motorcycle racer, won the
lottery. While his parents travelled the world with the winnings,
del Toro was raised at home by his Catholic great aunt, a deeply
religious figure who exposed him to concepts including purgatory
and sin.

Fascinated and frightened in equal measure, it piqued his
interest in the supernatural, leading him to seek out books and
films on the genre. And when his father presented him with a
video camera a few years later, the two interests combined and
set the young del Toro on a path to becoming an Oscar winner
renowned for making films that mix fantasy, horror, and Gothic
romance, to create modern fairy tales.

Thank you to the This Cultural Life team for their help in making
this programme. The Interview brings you conversations with
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Presenter: John Wilson Producers: Ben Cooper and Edwina Pitman
Editor: Damon Rose

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(Image: Guillermo del Toro. Credit: Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images
for Santa Barbara International Film Festival)