Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
(El laberinto del fauno)
Country: SP/MEX/US
Technical: col 120m
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, Ivana Baquero, Ariadna Gil
Synopsis:
In 1944, while fascist Spain continues to fight against loyalist sympathisers in the mountains, a girl and her mother journey to a remote forest camp on the insistence of her stepfather that he be present when his son is born. Meanwhile the girl's attention is drawn to a mysterious labyrinth nearby, and is told that she is the princess of a nether kingdom who must perform three tasks in order to regain her immortality.
Review:
A stunning mix of historical drama and fantasy, chilling and thrilling by turns and a triumph of art direction and cinematography. An outstanding follow-up to The Devil's Backbone.
(El laberinto del fauno)
Country: SP/MEX/US
Technical: col 120m
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, Ivana Baquero, Ariadna Gil
Synopsis:
In 1944, while fascist Spain continues to fight against loyalist sympathisers in the mountains, a girl and her mother journey to a remote forest camp on the insistence of her stepfather that he be present when his son is born. Meanwhile the girl's attention is drawn to a mysterious labyrinth nearby, and is told that she is the princess of a nether kingdom who must perform three tasks in order to regain her immortality.
Review:
A stunning mix of historical drama and fantasy, chilling and thrilling by turns and a triumph of art direction and cinematography. An outstanding follow-up to The Devil's Backbone.
(El laberinto del fauno)
Country: SP/MEX/US
Technical: col 120m
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, Ivana Baquero, Ariadna Gil
Synopsis:
In 1944, while fascist Spain continues to fight against loyalist sympathisers in the mountains, a girl and her mother journey to a remote forest camp on the insistence of her stepfather that he be present when his son is born. Meanwhile the girl's attention is drawn to a mysterious labyrinth nearby, and is told that she is the princess of a nether kingdom who must perform three tasks in order to regain her immortality.
Review:
A stunning mix of historical drama and fantasy, chilling and thrilling by turns and a triumph of art direction and cinematography. An outstanding follow-up to The Devil's Backbone.