tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22268434.post5814430254961249419..comments2007-09-17T21:45:00.335-07:00Comments on The Evening Class: TIFF 2007—The Orphanage (El Orfanato)Mayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15464792353062386579michael.guillen@gmail.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22268434.post-1148202741267689512007-09-17T18:34:00.000-07:002007-09-17T18:34:00.000-07:00I'm not as fond of Del Toro's films as yourself, M...I'm not as fond of Del Toro's films as yourself, Michael, though I'm interested in his body of work as a whole (thus I enjoyed the retrospective more than any individual film).Paul Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10965628567103267009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22268434.post-14159718093845809442007-09-15T23:13:00.000-07:002007-09-15T23:13:00.000-07:00And yet if you go into the film expecting Del Toro...And yet if you go into the film expecting Del Toro, you might be disappointed. For one thing, Bayona is a new director and he hasn't burnished his craft like Guillermo, though he deserves credit for what he's accomplished with his first feature.Mayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15464792353062386579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22268434.post-49796517065388020412007-09-15T17:35:00.000-07:002007-09-15T17:35:00.000-07:00We had a del Toro retrospective here in Melbourne ...We had a del Toro retrospective here in Melbourne five months ago, and I hope to see this film (if it gets a local release) in that context. The stills on this page have a similar feel to del Toro's films, in which the visuals are one of the strong points.Paul Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10965628567103267009noreply@blogger.com