Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
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In post–civil war Spain, 10-year-old Ofelia moves with her pregnant mother to live under the control of her cruel stepfather. Drawn into a mysterious labyrinth, she meets a faun who reveals that she may be a lost princess from an underground kingdom. To return to her true father, she must complete a series of surreal and perilous tasks that blur the line between reality and fantasy.
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... Ofelia
... Capitán Vidal
... Mercedes
... Carmen
... Fauno / Pale Man
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Beautiful movie from Guillermo del Toro and while I did like the movie and its World War II-era plot, I can't say I was totally in love, feeling this was more style over substance, though the acting from the young Ivana Baquero was really good. **4.0/5**
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Release Date:
2006-10-11
Run Time:
118 min
MMPA Rating:
R
Reviews of
Pan's Labyrinth
Beautiful movie from Guillermo del Toro and while I did like the movie and its World War II-era plot, I can't say I was totally in love, feeling this was more style over substance, though the acting from the young Ivana Baquero was really good. **4.0/5**
I think this is my favourite film, as yet, from Guillermo del Toro - and it gets better the more you watch it. Set against at backdrop of a Spain still trying to recover from it's civil war, the young "Ofelia" and her pregnant mother "Carmen" are sent to live with the rather brutish "Capt. Vidal". Now he is a singularly nasty piece of work and the girl longs to meet her own real father. It's in the middle of the night that "Ofelia" encounters a sprite who offers her some hope. It knows of a faun in the middle of a maze who might be able to help, and so they set of in search of this ostensibly sagely and benign creature. The meeting offers her far more than a glimmer, she need only complete three tasks and will find herself taking up her inheritance as a princess and reunited with her kingly father. What now ensues is a fairy tale full of dark magic and untrustworthy characters whom the young girl must face if she is to succeed. Given the atrocities being carried out in the real world around her, she seeks more and more solace in this nether world that is probably just as dangerous - it certainly has it's fair share of malevolence and duplicity - but with her father the ultimate goal, she perseveres with wisdom and gritty determination. What makes this work is the delicious permutations of evil it offers. Contrasting the real with the fabled, the human with the fantasy - and the decency the young girl epitomises is by no means certain of success. The visual effects cleverly integrate both of her worlds without dominating the look of the film or the potency of the story - one of love, ambition, fear, trickery. It's creatively exciting and captivating too. This is storytelling at it's best, and on a big screen can be appreciate to it's full - and dazzling - effect.
Pan's Labyrinth is a movie that really gets you thinking. You can see it two ways: either it's a dark fairy tale about a princess escaping to a magical world, or it's about a little girl using her imagination to deal with some really tough stuff.
What's cool is that the movie gives you reasons to believe both things. Like, Ofelia draws a door with chalk and actually walks through it? And the root she puts under her mom's bed seems to help? That makes you wonder if it's all real. But then, all the monsters and the things she has to do? They seem to match up perfectly with the problems she's facing in real life. Plus, the bad guy can't even see the Faun.
The best part is, the movie doesn't tell you which one is right. You want to believe Ofelia gets her happy ending in a magical kingdom. But you also realize that maybe you just want that because you feel so bad for her. Del Toro, is really good at making you care, and then leaving you to figure it out. It's not just a story; it makes you think about what's real and what's not, and how our minds try to protect us when things get rough."
Cast & Crew of
Pan's Labyrinth
Cast
... Ofelia
... Capitán Vidal
... Mercedes
... Carmen
... Fauno / Pale Man
... Dr. Ferreiro
... Pedro
... Garcés
... Serrano
... El Tarta
... Francés
... Padre
... Sacerdote
... Alcalde
... Esposa del alcalde
... Jefe de botiquín
... Capitán Guardia Civil
... Esposa del doctor
... Conchita
... Jacinta
... Paz
... Trigo
... Joven
... Maquinista
... Encargado
... Sargento Bayona
... Joven Guerrillero
... Joven Guerrillero 2
... Rey
... Anciano
... Narrator / Fauno (voice)
Crew
... Director
... Screenplay
... Producer
... Director of Photography
... Editor
... Casting
... Production Design
... Costume Design
... Costume Design
... Special Effects Coordinator
... Special Effects
... Sound Designer
... Sound Effects Editor
... Storyboard
... Property Master
... Property Master
... Producer
... Producer
... Executive Producer
... Producer
... Producer
... Line Producer
... Executive Producer
... Original Music Composer
... Co-Executive Producer
... Assistant Art Director
... Assistant Makeup Artist
... Special Effects Makeup Artist
... Unit Production Manager
... Post Production Supervisor
... First Assistant Director (Prep)
... Second Assistant Director
... Third Assistant Director
... Carpenter
... Painter
... Assistant Art Director
... Property Master
... Construction Coordinator
... Construction Manager
... Props
... Assistant Set Decoration
... Storyboard Artist
... On Set Dresser
... Set Designer
... Concept Artist
... Sound Effects Editor
... Sound Designer
... Supervising Sound Editor
... ADR Recordist
... Sound
... Foley Artist
... Special Effects Technician
... Special Effects Supervisor
... Special Effects Coordinator
... Special Effects Assistant
... Production Executive
... Rotoscoping Artist
... Digital Compositor
... Visual Effects
... Associate Producer
... Production Executive
... Animation Supervisor
... Visual Effects Editor
... Rotoscoping Artist
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Visual Effects Producer
... Lead Animator
... Senior Animator
... Systems Administrators & Support
... CG Supervisor
... Lighting Technician
... Executive Producer
... Compositing Supervisor
... Stunt Double
... Stunts
... Casting Assistant
... Tailor
... Costume Assistant
... Post Production Consulting
... Digital Intermediate Producer
... Post Production Coordinator
... Digital Intermediate Editor
... Digital Intermediate Colorist
... Post Production Assistant
... Location Assistant
... Conductor
... Driver
... Publicist
... Production Secretary
... Makeup Artist
... Hairstylist
... Animation
... Thanks
... Thanks
... Associate Producer
... Post Production Supervisor
... Stunt Coordinator
... Casting
... Scoring Mixer
... Script Supervisor
... Still Photographer
... Assistant Editor
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Publicist
... Sound Effects Editor
... Special Effects
... Makeup Effects Designer
... Makeup Effects Designer
... Set Decoration
... Set Decoration
... Camera Operator
... Camera Operator
... Camera Operator
... Camera Loader
... First Assistant "A" Camera
... First Assistant "B" Camera
... First Assistant "C" Camera
... First Assistant "D" Camera
... Gaffer
... Gaffer
... Generator Operator
... Grip
... Key Grip
... Key Grip
... Rigging Gaffer
... Second Assistant Camera
... Second Assistant Camera
... Second Assistant Camera
... Steadicam Operator
... Production Office Assistant
... Stunt Double
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