Scene from The Shape of Water (2017)
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Actresses in this Scene
Birth Name: Sally Cecilia Hawkins
Birth Date: 1976-04-27
Birth Place: Dulwich, London Borough of Southwark, United Kingdom
Details
Alternate Names: 샐리 호킨스, サリー・ホーキンス, سالی هاوکینز
Physical Characteristics: N/A
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Full Biography
Sally Cecilia Hawkins is an English actress who began her career on stage and then moved into film. She has received several awards, including a Golden Globe Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards and two British Academy Film Awards.
After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she became a stage actress in productions such as Romeo and Juliet (playing Juliet), Much Ado About Nothing, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Her first major role was in Mike Leigh's All or Nothing in 2002. She continued working with Leigh, appearing in a supporting role in Vera Drake (2004) and taking the lead in Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), for which she won several awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and the Silver Bear for Best Actress.
Hawkins appeared in two Woody Allen films, Cassandra's Dream (2007) and Blue Jasmine (2013); for the latter, she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She went on to play lead roles in Made in Dagenham (2010), Paddington (2014), Maudie (2016), and Paddington 2 (2017), and appeared in Godzilla (2014), Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) and Wonka (2023). For starring Elisa Esposito, a mute cleaning woman in the fantasy film The Shape of Water (2017), she earned critical acclaim and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
She has also appeared in stage productions with the Royal Court Theatre in London, and in 2010 made her Broadway debut in Mrs. Warren's Profession. In 2012, she starred in Constellations at the Royal Court Theatre, which later moved to the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End. On television, she appeared in the BBC adaptations of Tipping the Velvet (2002) as Zena Blake and Fingersmith (2005) as Sue Trinder. She also appeared as Anne Elliot in Persuasion (2007), ITV's adaptation of Jane Austen's novel.
About the Movie: The Shape of Water (2017)
Release Year: 2017
Nation: United States
Alternative Title: The Shape of Water, Forma e ujit, La forma del agua, Формата на водата, A Forma da Água, La forme de l'eau, Tvář vody, Shape of Water - Das Flüstern des Wassers, Vee puudutus, Shekl almaa, Tsklis forma, I Morfi tou Nerou, Oblik vode, A víz érintése, Shekl-e aab, La forma dell'acqua, Vandens forma, Ksztalt wody, Forma apei, Форма воды, Oblika vode
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Writer: Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor
Production & Genre
Producer(s): Producer: Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale
Executive Producer: Liz Sayre
Companies: Bull Productions, Double Dare You, Fox Searchlight Pictures, TSG Entertainment
Genre: Drama, Fantasy Film, Magic Realist Film, Melodrama, Romance, Romance Film, Speculative Fiction Film
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Keywords
Keywords: 1960s, amphibious creature, baltimore, usa, bathtub, capture, cold war, dramatic, fairy tale, fishman, government, laboratory, magic realism, orphan, romantic, scientist, sign languages, supernatural
Story
In early 1960s Baltimore, during the Cold War era, lonely and mute janitor Elisa (Sally Hawkins) discovers a mysterious amphibious creature being held captive in the high-security laboratory where she works. Captivated by its beauty, she begins to communicate with it using sign language and develops an emotional bond. Meanwhile, the lab's cold-hearted scientist, Strickland (Michael Shannon), sees the creature as a potential weapon against Russia and subjects it to brutal experiments. When Elisa learns that the creature is due to be dissected after the arrival of an important government official, she teams up with her colleague Zelda (Octavia Spencer) and her artist neighbor Giles (Richard Jenkins) to free it. They succeed in releasing the creature into a nearby canal, but Strickland pursues them. In the ensuing confrontation, Elisa is killed protecting the creature, but it revives her before returning to its underwater home.
Summary
The Shape of Water is a magical realism fairy tale directed by Guillermo del Toro, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America in early 1960s Baltimore. The film follows mute janitor Elisa who discovers and forms an unlikely connection with an amphibious creature being held captive for scientific research at her workplace. The narrative explores themes of love, isolation, communication barriers, and the dehumanizing effects of cold-hearted scientific pursuit. It's a romantic melodrama that blends fantasy elements, with the creature serving as a catalyst for Elisa's personal growth and liberation from her monotonous life.