Pan's Labyrinth
(2006)
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Pan's Labyrinth
(2006)
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Ivana Baquero | ... | ||
Sergi López | ... | ||
Maribel Verdú | ... | ||
Doug Jones | ... | ||
Ariadna Gil | ... | ||
Álex Angulo | ... | ||
Manolo Solo | ... | ||
César Vea | ... | ||
Roger Casamajor | ... | ||
Ivan Massagué | ... | ||
Gonzalo Uriarte | ... |
Francés
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Eusebio Lázaro | ... |
Padre
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Francisco Vidal | ... |
Sacerdote
(as Paco Vidal)
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Juanjo Cucalón | ... |
Alcalde
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Lina Mira | ... |
In 1944 falangist Spain, a girl, fascinated with fairy-tales, is sent along with her pregnant mother to live with her new stepfather, a ruthless captain of the Spanish army. During the night, she meets a fairy who takes her to an old faun in the center of the labyrinth. He tells her she's a princess, but must prove her royalty by surviving three gruesome tasks. If she fails, she will never prove herself to be the the true princess and will never see her real father, the king, again. Written by Tim
I saw this at this years FrightFest Film Festival in London and absolutely loved it.
Guillermo was there to introduce it and you can tell it really is a film he loves and is passionate about.
He referred to it as a sister movie to The Devils Backbone.
Anyway . . . so the film starts and I must admit I was expecting a lot more of a fantasy film however it is more of a 70/30 split between historical era movie/fantasy fairytale.
Don't let this put you off though, the film really is stunning and brilliantly acted. The little girl carries pretty much the whole film on her shoulders and does so with the skill of Atlas himself!
The violence is graphic and the monsters are scary but it is probably one of the most gorgeous and personal films from a director for a long time!
Give it a go if you can get to a screening, DON'T WAIT FOR DVD, it really does need to be seen on a big screen!