A Look at the Haunting Aquatic Spaces of The Shape of Water

The Shape of Water--Guillermo del Toro's latest film and nominated for seven Golden Globes--is a modern aquatic fairy tale, the story of a mute woman who falls for a fish-man. Set against the backdrop of the Cold War, the interiors provide a peek into the past, the past's vision of the future, and insight into its memorable characters, who struggle daily with the injustice in being any kind of an Other. Elisa is unable to speak and her friends are not allowed, but love and defiance trickle and f...