Un great, but magnificent and irresistible, “Multiform monster”. Eventually, it will be this that will settle in the mind after seeing all the 8 episodes from Cabinet of curiositiesnew anthological series by Guillermo del Toroon Netflix from tomorrow October 25 (two a day until October 28th).
It is about horror storieswhich however guarantee emotions that go far beyond horror. Because conception and realization follow that fairytale vision and magical that characterizes the works of Guillermo del Toro. And why, more than fear, it will be beauty, in all its forms, to emerge. Aesthetic, scenographic, narrative and also (or above all emotional) beauty.
Cabinet of Curiosities: one of the most anticipated series
Designed and strongly desired by Guillermo del Toro, Cabinet of curiosities is one of the most anticipated series of the year, not only by the public, but also by critics. In fact, it is expected to be able to give a tumult of emotions as well as reflections. It is to be believed if you think that in the role of executive producer there is J. Miles Dalethe one with which Guillermo del Toro also achieved The Shape of Water – The Shape of Water, award-winning film with two Oscars in 2018 (Best Film and Best Director) and which earned the Mexican director the Golden Lion in Venice in 2017.
“Each episode tells its own world, “he explained del Toro«There are various delights, some salty, others sweet, but certainly every bite has a surprise in store. There is all the craftsmanship it takes to create a great one multiform monster. Some images are extraordinary. What we are trying to say is: the world can be beautiful and horrible, at exactly the same time“.
Challenge to the horror tradition
Guillermo of this work is creatorbut also executive producer, coshowrunner And writer of two original episodes, Lot 36 And The buzz (respectively the first and last of the series). The idea is that of a wardrobe (the “Cabinet”) from which all the main fears, obsessions and darkest thoughts of a person come out. The cabinet of wonders (or also The room of wonders) is in fact the Italian translation of Cabinet of Curiosities.
The manifesto of this series depicts the head of the same author, Guillermo del Toro, divided in half. On the right you can see the closet shelves that contain items (or better, clues to the various episodes). Un animal skull, a key with the number 36, a restless mouse, a tube from which a mysterious purple liquid comes out, an ancient syringe, a wooden bird, bottles of three different colors. Finally, a tentacle wraps around the director’s neck. There are eight objects that characterize the eight episodes of the series.
This series has the ambition to present itself as an unprecedented collection of stories, which means define an entire genre, challenging the traditional idea of horror. Netflixin fact, he presents it, saying that the eight stories range from macabre, magical, gothic, grotesque, disturbing. All are made by a team of writers and directors, different for each episode, personally chosen by Guillermo del Toro.
What are the eight episodes
All sophisticated and sinisterthe eight episodes of Cabinet they want to represent a kind of creative pinnacle of the horror-fantasy genre. Among them stand out the two with original screenplay by Guillermo del Toro: Lost 36directed by Guillermo Navarrohistorical collaborator of del Torowith Tim Blake Nelson and Sebastian RochéAnd The buzz (The Murmuring), direct Jennifer Kent (director of one of the most successful horror films of recent years, The Babadookwith Essie Davis, actress also protagonist of this episode of Cabinet of Curiosities).
Episode “Graveyard Rats” (Graveyard Rats).
Then there is The cemetery rats (Graveyard Rats), which is directed by Vincenzo Natali (sci-fi director Cube): taken from a story by Henry Kuttner, ha has as protagonist David Hewlett. And The autospy (The Autopsy) from David Prior (director of The Empty Man del 2020), taken from a story by Michael Shea, has as protagonist F. Murray Abraham, Oscar for best actor in 1985 for interpreting Antonio Salieri in Amadeus. The appearance (The Outside) from Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night), for the screenplay by the comic author Emily Carrollwith the comic actress Kate Micucci.
Then there are Pickman’s model (Pickman’s Model), directed by Keith Thomas (director of the recent Firestarter, based on the novel by Stephen King), with the English actor Ben Barnes (Westworld And Shadow and Bone) And Dreams in the haunted house (Dreams in the Witch House), directed by Catherine Hardwicke (director of the first chapter of the saga of Twilight) with Rupert Grint (famous as Ron Weasley in the saga of Harry Potter“), Ismael Cruz Córdova (the elf Arondir de The Rings of Power) And Nia Vardalos (My big fat Greek wedding). These two episodes are both based on stories of the writer Howard Phillips Lovecraftconsidered together with Edgar Allan Poe, master of horror and forerunner of the science fiction genre in the United States.
The other episode is The sight (The Viewing) from Panos Cosmatos (famous for directing the horror film Mandy), has as protagonists Peter Weller (Robocop) And Sofia Boutella (Star Trek Beyond And The Mummy).
When it comes out Cabinet of Curiosities
The series debuts on Netflix on the morning of October 25when the first two episodes are available Lost 36 And The cemetery rats. Then, in the following days, they go out two episodes a day, until October 28thwhen the whole series will be fully available. To present each episode is Guillermo del Torowhich therefore also assumes the role of “narrator”.
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