Guillermo del Toro's The Devil's Backbone

Wonderfully written and full of information I had not read before.

My research on Guillermo del Toro’s art has taken me to a host of scholarly volumes as well as handsome, oversized making-of-the-film tributes. In this study, though, I find the volume that most successfully combines those two drives.Messrs. Seitz and Abrams investigate technique, script & camera challenges and joys, the tragedies of Spanish history, filmic influences, psychology behind casting, and just how some of the most iconic images in 21st Century war & ghost cinema came about.The book features an abundance of storyboards and behind-the-scenes makeup SFX, as well as revealing essays from principal cast & crew. Probably my favorite parts are the inserted biographies del Toro wrote for key characters (unavailable elsewhere, as far as I know) and the lengthy interviews with del Toro that go far and deep under Seitz’s thoughtful questioning. For instance, rather than mere generalisms, you will learn the challenge of dealing with colors (reds and browns are terrors) and how “dinkies” helped light those painterly compositions in _The Devil’s Backbone_, among other filmmaking nitty gritty.But beware: if you buy this as a gift for your friends-in-del Toro, you just may end keeping it for yourself. I’m not admitting that I did; I’m just saying that it could happen.

The media could not be loaded.  Amazing quality, it's so worth it. I'm so happy with this book. Thanks a lot. ✨

I adored this, it contained accounts from the cast and crew, biographies of the characters, technical details and interviews with Guillermo. I will definitely be getting the other books for his other films.

Amazing. pure quality and an excellent read.

Un libro con mucha información de calidad, para los que somos fans de Guillermo Del Toro, además estaba en descuento por lo cual, fue una excelente compra.

Es una pieza refinada que amplifica la experiencia de paladear el cine de Guillermo del Toro. Muy recomendable para los que somos fanáticos meticulosos.