A 12-FEATURE RETROSPECTIVE CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF UNPARALLELED FANTASTICAL ARTISTRY.
Oscar-winning director and master filmmaker, Guillermo del Toro, joins in person for a sweeping retrospective spanning three decades of dreams and demons, including new restorations, special Director’s Cuts, and rare 35mm screenings.
Beyond Fest, the biggest and most highly attended genre film festival in the U.S., in partnership with the American Cinematheque, proudly announces a spectacular celebration of the great Guillermo del Toro. Está Vivo: The Gods and Monsters of Guillermo del Toro is the most complete retrospective of the filmmaker’s illustrious career and spans his revolutionary and electrifying debut, CRONOS 4K Restoration (Theatrical Premiere), through to his most recent descent into madness, NIGHTMARE ALLEY: VISION IN DARKNESS AND LIGHT.
“Guillermo del Toro’s films have inspired generations of filmmakers and audiences alike in a way unlike any other artist we’ve experienced,” said Evrim Ersoy, Head of Programming at Beyond Fest. “To welcome him and celebrate his artistic vision on this scale truly honors who he is as both a creative force of nature and a proudly obsessive servant of Cinema.”
Está Vivo comprises 12 features and brings audiences an unprecedented journey through the lyrical, political, and magical worlds of modern cinema’s most visionary storyteller. Guillermo del Toro will join for four specially curated blocks of programming in which the maestro will share his personal stories, dreams, and nightmares of his life behind the lens. In anticipation of his forthcoming film, FRANKENSTEIN, releasing later this year, the series traces the themes of monsters, humanity, and imagination that have defined his cinema to date.
IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE:
CRIMSON PEAK, NIGHTMARE ALLEY: VISION IN DARKNESS AND LIGHT, THE SHAPE OF WATER
The celebration opens with In The Mood For Love, a triple bill exploring the emotional core of del Toro’s high wire balancing of beauty and bloodshed. Featuring the quintessential gothic horror, CRIMSON PEAK, Best Picture winner, THE SHAPE OF WATER, and del Toro’s personally supervised brand-new version of his 2022 odyssey, NIGHTMARE ALLEY: VISION IN DARKNESS AND LIGHT, In The Mood For Love depicts his singularity in marrying his fantastical sensibilities with his profound sense of humanity.
FROM SKETCH TO SCREEN:
HELLBOY, HELLBOY 2: THE GOLDEN ARMY, BLADE II
From Sketch to Screen explores del Toro’s deep-rooted and passionate love of comic books with three of the most radical adaptations ever committed to screen: HELLBOY, HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY, and BLADE II. These bold forays into comic book worlds and genre spectacle offer rare insights into del Toro’s wholly singular approach to superhero storytelling and modern cinema’s most dominant genre.
THE EARLY YEARS:
CRONOS 4K RESTORATION, DEVIL’S BACKBONE 4K RESTORATION, MIMIC DIRECTOR’S CUT
Del Toro’s foundational works will be celebrated in The Early Years, featuring the theatrical premiere 4K restoration of his debut feature CRONOS, the L.A. premiere of the 4K restoration of THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE, and his first studio feature, MIMIC Director’s Cut. These formative films reveal the seeds of his wildly imaginative storytelling, his love of gothic fantasy, inventive use of practical effects, and human connection that became hallmarks of his revolutionary career.
THE REVOLUTION:
PAN’S LABYRINTH
The retrospective culminates in a singular evening devoted to the internationally acclaimed masterpiece, PAN’S LABYRINTH. An experience unlike anything that had preceded it (or since), PAN’S LABYRINTH’s rich symbolism, intricate production design, and emotionally resonant storytelling cemented del Toro’s status as both a visionary auteur and one of the most essential voices in contemporary Cinema.
ESTÁ VIVO: THE GODS AND MONSTERS OF GUILLERMO DEL TORO
EGYPTIAN THEATRE
In The Mood For Love
CRIMSON PEAK
Special Screening
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: United States
Runtime: 119 mins
2015
NIGHTMARE ALLEY – VISION IN DARKNESS AND LIGHT
Special Screening
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: United States / Mexico / Canada
Runtime: 159 mins
2021
THE SHAPE OF WATER
Special Screening
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: United States
Runtime: 123 mins
Guests – Guillermo Del Toro – Post-Screening Q&A
2017
From Sketch to Screen
HELLBOY
Special Screening – format: N/A
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: United States
Runtime: 122 mins
Guests: Guillermo Del Toro – Pre-Screening Q&A
2004
HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
Special Screening
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: United States
Runtime: 120 mins
2008
BLADE II
Special Screening
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: United States
Runtime: 117 mins
2002
The Early Years
CRONOS – 4K Restoration, courtesy of Janus Films
Theatrical Premiere
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: Mexico
Runtime: 92 mins
1993
THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE – 4K Restoration, courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics
L.A. Premiere
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: Spain/Mexico
Runtime: 106 mins
2001
MIMIC – Director’s Cut
Special Screening
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: United States
Runtime: 105 mins
Guests: Guillermo Del Toro – Post-Screening Q&A
1997
The Revolution
PAN’S LABYRINTH
Special Screening
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: Spain/Mexico
Runtime: 120 mins
Guests: Guillermo Del Toro – Pre-Screening Q&A
2006
LOS FELIZ 3
PACIFIC RIM
Special Screening
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: USA
Runtime: 131 mins
2013
GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO
Special Screening
Director: Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson
Country: USA/Mexico
Runtime: 117 mins
2022
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