Directed by:
Guillermo del ToroScreenplay:
Guillermo del ToroCinematography:
Guillermo NavarroComposer:
Javier NavarreteCast:
Ivana Baquero, Doug Jones, Sergi López, Ariadna Gil, Maribel Verdú, Álex Angulo, Federico Luppi, Roger Casamajor, Ivan Massagué, Manolo Solo, Fernando Tielve (more)VOD (3)
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Pan's Labyrinth is a fantastical and chilling story set in rural Spain, against the backdrop of the fascist regime in 1944. The film centers on Ofelia, a dreamy child living with her mother and adoptive father, a military officer tasked with ridding the area of rebels. In her loneliness, Ofelia creates a world filled with fantastical creatures and secret destinies. With the repression which followed the Spanish Civil War at its height, Ofelia must come to terms with her world through a fable of her own creation. (StudioCanal UK)
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A wonderful and engaging tale from the perspective of a child in really difficult times. This is one of Spain's finest films and that's largely due to the original theme, the great cast, the incredibly perfect make-up effects and the sombre atmosphere that completed the visuals of this great work by Guillermo del Toro, something I won't soon forget. A really interesting and extremely emotionally powerful ending. I can't give it anything but a full score, because a film like this isn't made every year.
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Pan’s Labyrinth has everything that Tim Burton’s movies used to have in the old days – spiritual content clad in a stunning visual package. It is a unique fantasy that blends the fantastic world of a little girl’s imagination with the cruelest face of the adult world. It is thus two powerful movies in one, leading to a surprising, poetic and very thought-provoking ending. Pan’s Labyrinth seems like an adaptation of a rich fantasy novel, perfectly rendered on the silver screen. Guillermo del Toro’s genius lies in the fact that his film is not based on any book but on his own highly sophisticated script. Introducing the horrifying aspect of the film in form of the actions of Sergi López’s character at the very beginning of the film is an arguably brutal, but very effective decision!
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Love that doesn't touch me, cruelty that becomes routine, and a fairytale atmosphere that cannot provide the necessary comfort due to its fragmentation. Guillermo Del Toro took too big of a bite, which crumbled into two large crumbs. One slightly smaller, sweet yet bland, the other worn out and almost hard. And not tasty at all. Fragments of a fascinating world, successful atmosphere of fairies, Pan and the creatures from Ofelia's tasks, these are aspects that simply had to captivate me. But there remains the second part with the partisans, eternal failures, and the wild stubbornness of Captain Vidal. When the script tries to torment the viewer with "bad events" too much, it starts to bother me. But when every turn hides obstacles, misfortune, or disaster, sympathy for the main characters disappears completely. Compared to Hellboy, packed with ideas to bursting, this is a surprisingly constrained and one-sided detour to nowhere.
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Once upon a time... This unusual fairytale from Guillermo del Toro gave me much more than I expected. Pan’s Labyrinth is full of enthusiasm and love for fantasy, imagination and fairytales. The mysterious “faun-like" atmosphere alternates nicely with real life from the end of the Second World War, without taking away anything from one or the other. The acting performances are excellent and the little Ivan Baquero has my respect. She played difficult scenes amazingly and truly convincingly. The superb makeup shared hugely in conjuring up the almost horror feeling to the movie (especially the um... Pale Man was a work of genius) and I also liked the music which set a great atmosphere for the story.
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Via its distinctive treatment, the unique fairy tale theme is offered to a rather older audience, who will not only enjoy the decadent atmosphere but also the many exquisite details that director Del Toro uses to give his fantasy world a soulfulness and an overall feeling of perfect sophistication. The amazing sets, masks, and the contrast of the civil war with the fantasy world are just a sliding surface. The truth lies beneath the surface, where the viewer's imagination and brain must be engaged. Bravo!
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