Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

In the Falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.

Director:

Guillermo del Toro

Writer:

Guillermo del Toro

Stars:

Ivana Baquero, Ariadna Gil, Sergi López

Top Rated Movies #142 | Won 3 Oscars. Another 106 wins & 113 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ivana Baquero	...	Ofelia
Sergi López	...	Vidal
Maribel Verdú	...	Mercedes
Doug Jones	...	Fauno / Pale Man
Ariadna Gil	...	Carmen
Álex Angulo	...	Doctor Ferreiro
Manolo Solo	...	Garcés
César Vea	...	Serrano
Roger Casamajor	...	Pedro
Ivan Massagué	...	El Tarta
Gonzalo Uriarte	...	Francés
Eusebio Lázaro	...	Padre
Francisco Vidal	...	Sacerdote (as Paco Vidal)
Juanjo Cucalón	...	Alcalde
Lina Mira	...	Esposa del alcalde

Storyline

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 true princess and will never see her real father, the king, again.

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Plot Keywords:

fairy | hiding | maze | spain | labyrinth | 

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Taglines:

Open the door to another world and an exciting new vision in cinema

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for graphic violence and some language

Did You Know?

Trivia

It has been said that, for the fairy eating scene, Doug Jones had to bite condoms filled with fake blood.

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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.

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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 title and the names of the actors and the production staff are not shown until the end of the film.

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Connections

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Soundtracks

Waltz of the Mandrake/Vals de la mandrágora
Written by Javier Navarrete
Produced by Emmanuel Chamboredon Ian P. Hierons
Courtesy of Milan Entertainment

User Reviews

Beautiful!

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!

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Spain] Pan-Européenne [France]

Country:

Mexico Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

19 January 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pan's Labyrinth

Filming Locations:

Spain

Box Office

Budget:

$19,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$568,641, 31 December 2006

Gross USA:

$37,634,615

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$83,850,267

Company Credits

Production Co:

Estudios Picasso, Tequila Gang, Esperanto Filmoj

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min 112 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1