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El laberinto del fauno (2006)
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Storyline
In 1944 fascist 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. |
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The Director
Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro (born October 9, 1964) is a Mexican director, producer, screenwriter, novelist and designer. He is mostly known for his acclaimed films, Pan's Labyrinth and the Hellboy film franchise. He is a frequent collaborator with Ron Perlman, Federico Luppi and Doug Jones. His films draw heavily on sources as diverse as weird fiction, fantasy and war.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Guillermo del Toro, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
User Reviews
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an extraordinary experience
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"El laberinto del fauno" is most probably the best fantasy movie ever made. I've watched it two times already and it will never be less interesting or emotional for me to watch it.
This is not a children's movie, it has blood, violence and it will shake your very soul. With incredible graphics, an extraordinary way of filming and actors that you'll come to love until the movie ends this is an experience that all of you will never forget.
Many of you will probably not watch it because it has no english dub, but I urge each of you to give subtitles a chance. If there's a movie that will make you think twice about watching movies with a subtitle, this should be the one.
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reviewed by Jaruba on the 6th of April 2010
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I love a good film about imagination and private fantasy worlds, and Pan's Labyrinth had me spellbound from beginning to end. Even though the template for the story is a fairy tale, the film has layers of complexity to it. The story is helped along immensely by wonderful art direction and special effects for the more fantastical elements, and perfect acting for the more earthbound parts. Fantastic stuff.