Guillermo Del Toro Talks To BBC Radio 4 About His Cultural Influences

What Made Him A Filmmaker

Oscar winning director Guillermo Del Toro had a busy year last year with the release of his Frankenstein film and here he is talking to John Wilson at BBC Radio 4 about his cultural influences…

Here’s the link where it came from too

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002pfgr

Oscar-winning Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro talks to John Wilson about his cultural influences. From his 1992 debut Cronos to his recent big budget spectacular retelling of Frankenstein, del Toro’s 12 feature films mix fantasy, horror and Gothic romance to create modern fairy tales about innocence, brutality and redemption. His movies have won eight Academy Awards including three for Pan’s Labyrinth in 2006, and four Oscars for The Shape Of Water in 2017, plus seven BAFTAs and three Golden Globes.

Producer: Edwina Pitman

Archive used:
Clip from Pan’s Labyrinth, Guillermo del Toro, 2006
Clip from Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro, 2025
Clip from Frankenstein, James Whale, 1931
Clip from I Confess, Alfred Hitchcock, 1953

Here’s our review of Frankenstein too and our reviews of his older films too

Tripwire Reviews Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein

Eight Days of Guillermo del Toro All In One Place