EPISODE · Jul 23, 2021 · 59 MIN
Special Episode: The Shape of Water
from UMassterclass · host Students in the Film Studies Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
In this special episode, host Emily Ko talks about The Shape of Water (dir. Guillermo Del Toro). This episode is part of Emily's Made Me Cry podcast where she talks about films that made her and many other people cry. She discusses the 2018 Oscars, how The Shape of Water moves audiences through its filmmaking, and some of the criticism that this film received. Aisha Harris's article on The Shape of Water winning Best Picture at the 2018 Oscars: https://slate.com/culture/2018/03/the-shape-of-waters-best-picture-win-is-middle-of-the-road.html Guillermo Del Toro's quote "It’s a movie that tells you that the racism, classism, sexual mores, everything that was alive in ‘62, is all alive now" from: https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film/guillermo-del-toro-on-the-deeper-meaning-in-the-shape-of-water-1.699621 Alexandre Desplat's quote from: https://deadline.com/2017/12/the-shape-of-water-alexandre-desplat-oscars-interview-1202220056/ Featured episode hosted/edited/produced by Emily Ko | Introduced by Jacky Celestino and Emily Ko | Edited by Emily Ko | Theme Music by Corey Shaya | Podcast art by Jacky Celestino
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In this special episode, host Emily Ko talks about The Shape of Water (dir. Guillermo Del Toro). This episode is part of Emily's Made Me Cry podcast where she talks about films that made her and many other people cry. She discusses the 2018 Oscars, how The Shape of Water moves audiences through its filmmaking, and some of the criticism that this film received. Aisha Harris's article on The Shape of Water winning Best Picture at the 2018 Oscars: https://slate.com/culture/2018/03/the-shape-of-waters-best-picture-win-is-middle-of-the-road.html Guillermo Del Toro's quote "It’s a movie that tells you that the racism, classism, sexual mores, everything that was alive in ‘62, is all alive now" from: https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film/guillermo-del-toro-on-the-deeper-meaning-in-the-shape-of-water-1.699621 Alexandre Desplat's quote from: https://deadline.com/2017/12/the-shape-of-water-alexandre-desplat-oscars-interview-1202220056/ Featured episode hosted/edited/produced by Emily Ko | Introduced by Jacky Celestino and Emily Ko | Edited by Emily Ko | Theme Music by Corey Shaya | Podcast art by Jacky Celestino
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