Pans Labyrinth

by Guillermo Del Toro

DVD, 2007

Status

Available

Call number

791.43

Collection

DVDs

Description

Set in 1944 Spain, against the backdrop of the anti-Franco guerrilla warfare. When young Ofelia and her mother go to live with her new stepfather on a rural military outpost, she finds herself in a world of unimaginable cruelty. Soon Ofelia finds the creatures of her imagination in which she used to escape have become a reality and she must battle them to save both her mother and herself. In the terrifying battle that ensues, Ofelia soon learns that innocence has a power that evil cannot imagine.

User reviews

LibraryThing member LisaMaria_C

This was the gift of a friend and truly a favorite. It's a Spanish language film and set during Spain's Civil War. I think that's part of what made it fresh--not the usual American or even British setting. It's hard for me to describe the quality of this film. It's fantastical and the central

character is a little girl, but it's really far too dark to be seen as a children's film. When I saw dark, I mean in a Grimm's fairy tale way--it's never ick. Beautifully filmed and acted and simply unforgettable.

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LibraryThing member comfypants

A girl's step father fights the WWII Spanish resistance while she tries to escape into a fairytale world.

There's the potential for a really great movie. The art direction is amazing (although poorly filmed - you just get a glimpse of it here and there). And I can imagine the story being extremely

effective. But it's not. Del Toro has a fascinating imagination, but he's a bad director. I have to wonder if my wife and I wouldn't be the only people to realize that if this movie had been his follow-up to Hellboy 2 instead of Hellboy.

Concept: B
Story: B
Characters: B
Dialog: B
Pacing: B
Cinematography: D
Special effects/design: D
Acting: B
Music: C

Enjoyment: C plus

GPA: 2.4/4

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