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An other-worldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962. In the hidden high security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa is trapped in a life of isolation. Elisa's life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda discover a secret classified...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Shape of water (Motion picture)
Other Authors: Toro, Guillermo del, 1964- (Screenwriter), Taylor, Vanessa, 1978- (Screenwriter), Hawkins, Sally, 1976- (Actor), Spencer, Octavia (Actor), Shannon, Michael, 1974- (Actor), Jenkins, Richard, 1947- (Actor), Jones, Doug, 1960- (Actor), Stuhlbarg, Michael (Actor), Desplat, Alexandre (composer (expression)), Laustsen, Dan (director of cinematography.)
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language Notes:In English or dubbed Spanish or French; Spanish or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH); English descriptive audio track for people with visual disabilities.
Published: Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2018]
Edition:[English/French/Spanish version].
Subjects:
Laboratories > Drama.
Security classification (Government documents) > Drama.
Science > Experiments > Drama.
Fairy tales > Drama.
Cold War > Drama.
Mermen > Drama.
Amphibians as laboratory animals > Drama.
Orphans > Drama.
Mute persons > Drama.
Animals, Mythical > Drama.
Laboratorios > Teatro.
Ciencia > Experimenos > Teatro.
Laboratories.
Science > Experiments.
Security classification (Government documents)
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Romance films.
Fantasy films.
Historical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Drama.
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Summary:An other-worldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962. In the hidden high security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa is trapped in a life of isolation. Elisa's life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda discover a secret classified experiment.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2017.
Originally part of a blu-ray/dvd combo package.
Special features: A fairy tale for troubled times; Anatomy of a scene: Prologue; Anatomy of a scene: The Dance; Shaping the waves: A conversation with artist James Jean; Guillermo del Toro's master class; theatrical trailers.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray, wide screen (1.85:1); DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (English); Dolby digital 5.1 (Spanish, French), English descriptive audio 5.1; 1080p high definition; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for sexual content, graphic nudity, violence and language CHV rating: A.
Production Credits:Costume designer, Luis Sequeira ; music, Alexandre Desplat ; film editor, Sidney Wolinsky ; production designer, Paul Austerberry ; director of photography, Dan Laustsen ; story by Guillermo Del Toro.