The Film Programme - Guillermo del Toro

With Francine Stock

Guillermo del Toro on his Oscar nominated fantasy The Shape Of Water and why it's a parable for our troubled times.

The director of Russian family drama Loveless, Andrey Zvyaginstev, reveals what his film has to say about the conflict in Ukraine.

Could the director of Basic Instinct really be one of the greatest film-makers of all time. Larushka Ivan-Zadeh makes the case for Paul Verhoeven, while Simran Hans champions Luchino Visconti for inclusion in The Film Programme's A to Z.

Published on Thursday, 8th February 2018.

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