The mighty Guillermo del Toro gives his thoughts on Martin Scorsese’s upcoming epic crime drama The Irishman.
Guillermo del Toro likes The Irishman. In fact, he likes it a lot.
Whilst del Toro may be famous for making the some of the standout classics of the twenty-first century, he also has quite the way with words too. In fact, he recently announced that he’s stepping into the literary world and releasing a book.
Now the director has seen The Irishman and spread some of his lovely wordy goodness all over Twitter, praising Scorsese’s upcoming movie, based on the exploits of Jimmy Hoffa, ahead of its upcoming release. Here’s a taste below:
1/13: 13 Tweets about Scorsese's The Irishman: First- the film connects with the epitaph-like nature of Barry Lyndon. It is about lives that came and went, with all their turmoil, all their drama and violence and noise and loss… and how they invariably fade, like we all do…
— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) September 30, 2019
3/13 The film is a mausoleum of myths: a Funereal monument that stands to crush the bones beneath it. Granite is meant to last but we still turn to dust inside it.
— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) September 30, 2019
9/13 Pesci supremely minimalistic. Masterful. He is like a black hole- an attractor of planets- dark matter. DeNiro has always fascinated me when he plays characters that are punching above their true weight – or intelligence- That’s why I love him in so much Jackie Brown-
— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) September 30, 2019
11/13 I believe that much is gained if we cross-reference our transgressions with how we will feel in the last three minutes of our life- when it all becomes clear: or betrayals, our saving graces and our ultimate insignificance. This film gave me that feeling.
— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) September 30, 2019
Frankly, we’d pay to hear del Toro to read our shopping list but if you want to hear him wax lyrical about Psycho, do check out the fabulous 78/52 by Alexandre O. Phillipe.
Del Toro is adamant that we should all ‘See it. In a theatre.’
Incidentally, we cover Guillermo del Toro and his way with words in this week’s Film Stories YouTube episode. Check it out below:
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