mute protagonist Elisa Esposito

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Elisa Esposito is the mute, empathetic cleaning woman at a Cold War-era government facility in Guillermo del Toro’s film "The Shape of Water," who forms a profound bond with an amphibious humanoid creature.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
mute character ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
appearsIn The Shape of Water ⓘ
associatedWithTheme communication beyond language ⓘ
inter-species romance ⓘ
marginalization ⓘ
otherness ⓘ
awardContext central role in Academy Award for Best Picture winner The Shape of Water ⓘ
backstory orphaned as a child ⓘ
characterTrait compassionate ⓘ
courageous ⓘ
empathetic ⓘ
lonely ⓘ
closeTo Amphibian Man ⓘ
communicationMethod sign language ⓘ
written notes ⓘ
createdBy Guillermo del Toro ⓘ
Vanessa Taylor ⓘ
enemyOf Richard Strickland ⓘ
fallsInLoveWith Amphibian Man ⓘ
filmGenreContext drama ⓘ
romantic fantasy ⓘ
firstAppearance The Shape of Water (2017 film) ⓘ
linked to: The Shape of Water
formsBondWith Amphibian Man ⓘ
friendOf Giles ⓘ
Zelda Fuller ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
hasDisability mute ⓘ
homeCity Baltimore ⓘ
language American Sign Language ⓘ
livesIn apartment above a movie theater ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableFeature neck scars ⓘ
occupation cleaning woman ⓘ
janitor ⓘ
plansEscapeWith Amphibian Man ⓘ
portrayedBy Sally Hawkins ⓘ
rescues Amphibian Man ⓘ
setDuring Cold War ⓘ
speaks nonverbal communication ⓘ
species human ⓘ
timePeriod early 1960s ⓘ
worksAt Occam Aerospace Research Center ⓘ
secret government facility ⓘ

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Zelda Fuller → communicationWith → mute protagonist Elisa Esposito ⓘ