Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
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Reviews Counted: 186 Fresh: 178 Rotten:8 Average Rating: 8.6/10
Consensus:
Pan's Labyrinth is Alice in Wonderland for grown-ups, with the horrors of both reality and fantasy blended together into an extraordinary, spellbinding fable. Told through the eyes of a little girl whose imaginary world is inhabited by nightmarish creatures, Pan's Labyrinth is a visually imaginative and allegorical take on the fears she faced in Spain during WWII.
Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins
Theatrical Release: Dec 29, 2006 Limited
Box Office: $37,384,484
Synopsis: Written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, PAN'S LABYRINTH is a thrilling, violent fairy tale set in post-Civil War Spain. Ivana Baquero stars as Ofelia, a young girl who moves with her mother, Carmen (Ariadna Gil), into the home of Captain Vidal (Sergi López), in an abandoned mill in the... [More]
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Starring: Ivana Baquero, Sergi Lopez, Ariadna Gil, Maribel Verdú, Doug Jones
Director: Guillermo Del Toro
Screenwriter: Guillermo Del Toro
Producer: Berta Navarro, Alfonso Cuaron, Frida Torresblanco, Alvaro Augustin
Composer: Javier Navarrete
Screenwriter: Guillermo Del Toro
Producer: Berta Navarro, Alfonso Cuaron, Frida Torresblanco, Alvaro Augustin
Composer: Javier Navarrete
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Pan's Labyrinth us that such fantasy offers no real escape from dreadful reality.
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07/12/08
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in Pan's Labyrinth, the world of Ofelia's imagination and the realities of Falangist Spain are two different, ideologically opposed ways of telling the same story - a story of tyranny, resistance and the timeless struggle between good and evil.
06/13/07
We feel pity, terror, disgust, wonder, astonishment, shock, and, ultimately, hope. It does everything we could ask ....
05/13/07
I saw better films in 2006 -- but none more imaginative than Guillermo del Toro's communal masterpiece. Bring a friend, and you'll have plenty to talk about.
04/27/07
"Pan's Labyrinth" is impeccable filmmaking; it alone might be enough to seal del Toro's reputation as a master of cinema.
04/23/07
... An exquisite picture with equal doses of the fantastic and horrific.
03/30/07
It is excellently made, and I am very glad I saw it, but I could never see it again, no matter how cool the faun was.
03/28/07
A fantasy for adults that will make you feel both the intense wonder and fear of childhood more than any film in years.
03/24/07
Del Toro parallels the horror of two civilizations (one real, one imagined, each with their own monsters), crafting a rich and violent film for grownups who haven't lost touch with their childhood resources.
03/15/07
Películas como El Laberinto del Fauno me llenan de expectativa y entusiasmo.
03/14/07
Guillermo del Toro's excellent new film, "Pan's Labyrinth," is a violent, enthralling children's movie made for adults.
03/05/07
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03/05/07
Del Toro has an unmistakable aesthetic -- his movies bear the stamp of an auteur.
02/23/07
..."Pan's Labyrinth" is an outstanding film and, along with fellow multiple Oscar nominee "Babel," a true testament to the talent that exists outside America.
02/22/07
In the British newspaper, Guardian Unlimited, del Toro credited British illustrator Arthur Rackham and the works of Goya...Guillermo del Toro has joins their ranks with this film.
02/21/07
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