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 was fortunate enough to catch Pan's Labyrinth last night as part of the 'Fright Fest' programme in London and was completely blown away. Guillermo Del Toro himself was present to both introduce the movie and to answer questions afterwards. He spoke very passionately about the film, and it was easy to see why. Guillermo Del Toro has created something very special - part war movie, part fantasy, that everyone should see. The film features a fantastic performance by Sergi Lopez as Captain Vidal and as central character Ofelia, newcomer Ivana Baquero delivers the performance of a seasoned veteran. If you are the type of person who is put off by subtitled movies, don't be. This is a very 'visual' film that does not rely overly on dialogue. This does not open until 24 November in the UK and 29 December in the USA but already I am looking forward to seeing it again (and buying the Special Edition DVD).This is the first time I've felt the need to write a review on here. Do yourselves a favour and go and watch it on the big screen.