It is not necessary to advance until the Hollywood academy deigned to recognize the work of Guillermo del Toro by awarding him the Oscar for best direction for the charming ‘The Shape of Water’ to recognize that he is one of the great storytellers in images of our times. , and examples like ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’, ‘The Devil’s Backbone’ or that kaiju-eiga cathedral titled ‘Pacific Rim’ so they show it.
Gothic horror brimming with heart
But today it is time to recommend one of his works that tend to go unnoticed when his filmography is reviewed by heart and that demonstrates the Mexican’s love for gothic horror. I am referring to that tale of ghosts, haunted mansions and impossible romances that she signed in 2015 under the title of ‘The Scarlet Summit’.
See this little gem starring Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain and Mia Wasikowska means instantly falling in love with its beautiful production design, with the no less brilliant direction of photography of dan laustsenbefore the emotion of a story outlined by four hands by del Toro himself and Matthew Robbins and before those passages that do not renounce terror to leave you on the edge of your seat.
Despite the fantastic reception from critics at the time, ‘Scarlet Peak’ did not do as well as it should at the box officeraising a total of 74.6 million dollars worldwide based on a not inconsiderable budget estimated at 55 million which, yes, allowed its director to film some of the most beautiful shots of his filmography.
If you want to delight your retinas and give yourself the occasional scare, hurry up, because You have until December 1st to see it before it leaves the Netflix catalog.