Guillermo del Toro makes Frankenstein his own
Frankenstein is one of those stories that's been retold countless times. And yet, Guillermo del Toro has managed to make a version that not only feels true to Mary Shelley's original, but is also imbued with the trademarks the director is known for.
Maybe that shouldn't be too surprising - when presenting the film at its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival this week, del Toro explained that he has been thinking about Frankenstein since he was seven years old, but it wasn't until he became a father that he truly understood how to tell the version of the story he wanted to. Well, all that time paid off.
On day 5 of TIFF I als ...