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Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun

Following a bloody civil war, young Ofelia enters a world of unimaginable cruelty when she moves in with her new stepfather, a tyrannical military officer. Armed with only her imagination, Ofelia discovers a mysterious labyrinth and meets a faun who sets her on a path to saving herself and her ailing mother. But soon, the lines between fantasy and reality begin to blur, and before Ofelia can turn back, she finds herself at the center of a ferocious battle between good and evil.

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Pan's Labyrinth Editorial Review

Pan's Labyrinth

Inspired by the Brothers Grimm, Jorge Luis Borges, and Guillermo del Toro's own unlimited imagination, Pan's Labyrinth is a fairytale for adults. Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) may only be 12, but the worlds she inhabits, both above and below ground, are dark as anything del Toro has conjured.

Set in rural Spain, circa 1944, Ofelia and her widowed mother, Carmen (Ariadna Gil, Belle Epoque), have just moved into an abandoned mill with Carmen's new husband, Captain Vidal (Sergi López, With a Friend like Harry). Carmen is pregnant with his son.

Other than her sickly mother and kindly housekeeper Mercedes (Maribel Verdú, Y Tu Mamá También), the dreamy Ofelia is on her own. Vidal, an exceedingly cruel man, couldn't be bothered. He has informers to torture.

Ofelia soon finds that an entire universe exists below the mill. Her guide is the persuasive Faun (Doug Jones, Mimic). As her mother grows weaker, Ofelia spends more and more time in the satyr's labyrinth. He offers to help her out of her predicament if she'll complete three treacherous tasks. Ofelia is willing to try, but does this alternate reality really exist or is it all in her head? Del Toro leaves that up to the viewer to decide in a beautiful, yet brutal twin to The Devil's Backbone, which was also haunted by the ghost of Franco.

Though it lacks the humor of Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth represents Guillermo Del Toro at the top of his considerable game.

by Kathleen C. Fennessy (Amazon.com)

Pan's Labyrinth on DVD

DVD Features (New Line Two Disc Platinum Series Edition)

Pan's Labyrinth

Audio Commentary:
- Video Prologue by Guillermo Del Toro
- Audio Commentary by Director Guillermo Del Toro
Featurettes:
- The Power of Myth Featurette
- The Faun and the Fairies Featurette
- The Color and The Shape Featurette
- The Charlie Rose Show featuring Director Guillermo Del Toro
- The Director's Notebook
Production Sketches
Storyboards:
- Storyboard Video Prologue by Guillermo del Toro.
- Storyboard/Thumbnail compares
Theatrical Trailer: Theatrical teaser, Theatrical trailer, TV spots

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BettyBoop Nov 14, 2011 @ 10:20 am | delete

I absoluetly love this movie. Its s twist of reality and myth. It seems your head is going in circles every moment of this movie. It keep you on your toes, and moments where it takes his breath away.

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greenreviews Apr 16, 2011 @ 12:32 pm | delete

This is one of my favorite movies

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honeymishi07 Feb 9, 2011 @ 4:40 am | delete

Employing elegance, tension, fright and invention, Pan's Labyrinth holds court with rapture and awe from start to finish, with an invigorating conclusion solidifying it as the stuff of stories-turned-legends.
Pans Labyrinth is one of the best fantasy stories in years -- dark, passionate and beautifully made.

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GeoDitton Nov 30, 2010 @ 4:41 pm | delete

I really like this very good and very visual film. Although I missed the theatrical release I was lucky enough to see it on the big screen when college took us to a special screening where we had to listen to Mark Kermode babble on at the end. There were a few shockingly brutal scenes it but I've seen far worse since. It was the first Del Toro film I watched and one of the first non-English DVDs I bought. Needless to say my film collection has more of both those categories now.

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blujeanmomma Nov 25, 2010 @ 3:16 pm | delete

Although this movie was not really advertised much I did see it when it came out on DVD, and I agree it was very good and very touching.

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J.C. Jul 18, 2008 @ 4:50 pm | delete

i loved it evry part of the director is my fave director cant wait to see hell boy 2 golden army i loved evry part of the movie the monsters its like the director says monsters are beautifull because you cant explain them they vary to much and this movie gos up and past what was expected =]