A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future.
Director:
Stanley Kubrick
Stars:
Jack Nicholson,
Shelley Duvall,
Danny Lloyd
A young FBI cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.
Director:
Jonathan Demme
Stars:
Jodie Foster,
Anthony Hopkins,
Lawrence A. Bonney
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
Doug Jones had to memorize not only his own lines in Spanish, a language he does not speak, but also Ivana Baquero's lines, so he knew when to speak his next line. The servos in the head piece that made the facial expressions and ears move were so loud, he often couldn't hear her speak her lines. See more »
Goofs
When Ofelia enters the lair of the Pale Man, she sets the hour glass down on the wall (where she entered). From when she puts it down to when it is next in shot, quite a lot of sand has fallen, and this is even before she's walked into the banquet chamber. There is no way that the sand would have lasted past when she was eating the grapes, let alone to when it supposedly did run out. See more »
Quotes
[first lines]
Pan:
A long time ago, in the underground realm, where there are no lies or pain, there lived a Princess who dreamed of the human world. She dreamed of blue skies, soft breeze, and sunshine. One day, eluding her keepers, the Princess escaped. Once outside, the brightness blinded her and erased every trace of the past from her memory. She forgot who she was and where she came from. Her body suffered cold, sickness, and pain. Eventually, she died. However, her father, the King, always knew...
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Crazy Credits
The two "Stick Insects" are credited as Cheech and Chong, after which it says "MAY THEY REST IN PEACE". See more »
I saw this at this years FrightFest Film Festival in London and absolutely loved it.
Guillermo was there to introduce it and you can tell it really is a film he loves and is passionate about.
He referred to it as a sister movie to The Devils Backbone.
Anyway . . . so the film starts and I must admit I was expecting a lot more of a fantasy film however it is more of a 70/30 split between historical era movie/fantasy fairytale.
Don't let this put you off though, the film really is stunning and brilliantly acted. The little girl carries pretty much the whole film on her shoulders and does so with the skill of Atlas himself!
The violence is graphic and the monsters are scary but it is probably one of the most gorgeous and personal films from a director for a long time!
Give it a go if you can get to a screening, DON'T WAIT FOR DVD, it really does need to be seen on a big screen!
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I saw this at this years FrightFest Film Festival in London and absolutely loved it.
Guillermo was there to introduce it and you can tell it really is a film he loves and is passionate about.
He referred to it as a sister movie to The Devils Backbone.
Anyway . . . so the film starts and I must admit I was expecting a lot more of a fantasy film however it is more of a 70/30 split between historical era movie/fantasy fairytale.
Don't let this put you off though, the film really is stunning and brilliantly acted. The little girl carries pretty much the whole film on her shoulders and does so with the skill of Atlas himself!
The violence is graphic and the monsters are scary but it is probably one of the most gorgeous and personal films from a director for a long time!
Give it a go if you can get to a screening, DON'T WAIT FOR DVD, it really does need to be seen on a big screen!