Join Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro for an intimate
exploration of his darkly electrifying psychological thriller Nightmare
Alley.
Comprehensive and insightful, Guillermo del Toro's Nightmare Alley: The
Rise and Fall of Stanton Carlisle, is the ultimate companion to the
master director's latest work.
- DISCOVER A RIVETING STORY: Inspired by William Lindsay Gresham's
cult 1947 novel, Nightmare Alley stars Bradley Cooper as Stanton
"Stan" Carlisle, a talented but troubled drifter who takes up with a
traveling carnival. Ingratiating himself with its troupe of misfits,
Stan swindles his way to fortune and fame, but when he meets
psychiatrist Lilith Ritter (Cate Blanchett), his greed and duplicity
will put him on the path to self-destruction. Also starring Toni
Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, and Rooney Mara, Nightmare
Alley is del Toro's most ambitious film to date, an engrossing yet
disturbing journey into the psyche of a tragic swindler whose own nature
seals his fate.
- EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS: This deluxe volume delves into the creation
of all aspects of the film through extensive interviews with del Toro
and his cast and crew, including writer Kim Morgan, with whom he
collaborated closely on the script.
- NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN CONCEPT ART AND PHOTOS: This incisive
commentary is illustrated with a broad range of striking visuals from
the production--including concept art and unit photography--that
illuminate the film's two distinct worlds: the ramshackle life of the
traveling carnival and the sophisticated art deco trappings of 1940s
Buffalo, New York.
- INSIGHTS FROM DEL TORO HIMSELF: Tracing the arc of a production
that faced multiple challenges, not least of all the onset of a pandemic
that threatened to derail shooting, del Toro and his team give deep
insights into the complex psychology of the film's protagonists and the
process of bringing them to life on set.
