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The shape of water

Call Number

  • BLU-RAY SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY (CEN, OSH)

Edition

Blu-ray version.

Languages

In English, Spanish or French, with optional Spanish or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing, English descriptive audio.

Performers

Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg, Octavia Spencer.

Publication Information

Beverly Hills, California : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2018]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (123 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: R; sexual content, graphic nudity, violence and language.

Summary

From master storyteller, Guillermo del Toro, comes THE SHAPE OF WATER, an otherworldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War-era America circa 1962. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa is trapped in a life of isolation. Elisa's life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda discover a secret classified experiment.

Notes

Title from container.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2017.

Special features: A fairy tale for troubled times ; Anatomy of a scene: Prologue ; Anatomy of a scene: The dance ; Shaping the waves: a conversation with artist James Jean ; Guillermo del Toro's master class ; theatrical trailers.