Pan's Labyrinth. Pan's Labyrinth Movie Review & Film Summary (2006. "Pan's Labyrinth" is one of the greatest of all fantasy films, even though it is anchored so firmly in the reality of war.
On first viewing, it is challenging to comprehend a movie that on the one hand provides fauns and fairies, and on the other hand creates an inhuman sadist in the uniform of Franco's fascists. The fauns and fantasies are seen only by the 11-year-old heroine, but that does not mean she's "only dreaming;" they are as real as the fascist captain who murders on the flimsiest excuse. The coexistence of these two worlds is one of the scariest elements of the film; they both impose sets of rules that can get an 11-year-old killed. "Pan's Labyrinth" (2006) took shape in the imagination of Guillermo del Toro as long ago as 1993, when he began to sketch ideas and images in the notebooks he always carries. The time is 1944 in Spain. Ofelia encounters a strange insect looking like a praying mantis. The film is visually stunning. Pan's Labyrinth. Pan's Labyrinth (Spanish: El laberinto del fauno, "The Labyrinth of the faun") is a 2006 Mexican-Spanish dark fantasy film[3][4] written and directed by Guillermo del Toro.
It was produced and distributed by Esperanto Films. The story takes place in Spain in May–June 1944, five years after the Spanish Civil War, during the early Francoist period. The narrative of the film interweaves this real world with a mythical world centered around an overgrown abandoned labyrinth and a mysterious faun creature, with which the main character, Ofelia, interacts. Ofelia's stepfather, the Falangist Captain Vidal, hunts the Spanish Maquis who fight against the Francoist regime in the region, while Ofelia's pregnant mother grows increasingly ill. Ofelia meets several strange and magical creatures who become central to her story, leading her through the trials of the old labyrinth garden. The film premiered at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Plot[edit] Cast[edit] Production[edit] Influences[edit]
Pan's Labyrinth full length trailer. Official Movie Site. Ships to U.S. only.
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.
Shipping: Ground: $2.50 flat fee or FREE over $35 2-Day: $10.00 flat fee Next-Day: $15.00 flat fee Please note Ground shipments may ship via either UPS or USPS, so please use a shipping address that can receive both types of deliveries. We apologize to our international fans, but DVDs, Blu-rays, CDs, video games, and digital media products cannot be shipped outside the U.S. due to legal agreements. Returns: Return to: WBShop.com Attn: RETURNS 1000 Austin Court Howell, MI 48843.