In The Mood For Love: CRIMSON PEAK / NIGHTMARE ALLEY: VISION IN DARKNESS AND LIGHT / THE SHAPE OF WATER

Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM

Egyptian Theatre, Los Angeles

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:** **CRIMSON PEAK, 2015, Dir. Guillermo del Toro, 119 Mins, Universal, Canada/USA/Mexico** When her heart is stolen by a seductive stranger, a young woman is swept away to a house atop a mountain of blood-red clay: a place filled with secrets that will haunt her forever. Between desire and darkness, between mystery and madness, lies the truth behind Crimson Peak. From the imagination of director Guillermo del Toro comes a gothic romance starring Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska and Charlie Hunnam. FORMAT: 35mm **NIGHTMARE ALLEY: VISION IN DARKNESS AND LIGHT****, 2021, Dir. Guillermo del Toro, 150 Mins, Disney/Searchlight Pictures, Canada/USA/Mexico** When charismatic but down-on-his-luck Stanton Carlisle (Bradley Cooper) endears himself to clairvoyant Zeena (Toni Collette) and her has-been mentalist husband Pete (David Strathairn) at a traveling carnival, he crafts a golden ticket to success, using this newly acquired knowledge to grift the wealthy elite of 1940s New York society. With the virtuous Molly (Rooney Mara) loyally by his side, Stanton plots to con a dangerous tycoon (Richard Jenkins) with the aid of a mysterious psychiatrist (Cate Blanchett) who might be his most formidable opponent yet. FORMAT: DCP **THE SHAPE OF WATER****, 2017, Dir. Guillermo del Toro, 123 Mins, Disney/Searchlight Pictures, USA/Mexico** This otherworldly fable from master storyteller Guillermo del Toro is set against the backdrop of Cold War America circa 1962. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is trapped in a life of isolation. Elisa’s life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment. Rounding out the cast are Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg and Doug Jones. FORMAT: DCP