Summer Creature Double Feature: The Shape of Water15
Guillermo del Toro’s Oscar-winning film explores themes of marginalisation and sexuality in the claustrophobic context of America in the Cold War panic of the early 1960s. An ‘Amphibian Man’ is brought into a government research facility and a relationship develops between him and Elisa, a mute janitor. The film then follows Elisa, her colleague, Zelda, and Giles, a gay artist struggling to make his way in the advertising industry, as they try to help the Amphibian Man and fend off threatening government agents. A magnificently realised film, combining fantasy, romance, and critical commentary.
The Shape of Water is showing alongside Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954) as part of a Summer Creature Double Feature, introduced by Dr Michael Goodrum (Canterbury Christ Church University). Book tickets to both screenings in a single transaction and receive a 25% discount on the total cost.
Reviews
‘Del Toro’s greatest work. Simply magnificent.’
★★★★★
Matthew Thrift, Little White Lies
‘It’s the biggest risk of del Toro’s career and it could not have paid off more.’
★★★★★
Olly Richards, Empire Magazine
Book tickets
| Saturday 22 August + Introduction |
8.15pm | Book tickets |
What else is on?
Today (Monday 13th July)
18:00
What We Do in the Shadows 15
1h 25m
20:15
Blue Heron 15
1h 31mTomorrow (Tuesday 14th July)
17:45
Effi o Blaenau 15
20:00
Disclosure Day 12A
Plan your visit
Our beautiful art deco inspired auditorium can be found just off East Oxford's Cowley Road.We are open 7 days a week. We open the cinema and box office 30 minutes before the scheduled start time of each film, and the Box Office then closes 10 minutes after the film starts. We only show a few adverts – less than most cinemas – and we only play a couple of trailers, so please don’t be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!