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Movie Title: PAN’S LABYRINTH (El Laberinto del Fauno)
Movie Studio: PicturehouseOther Movies Made by that Studio: A Dog Year (2007) – Amusement (2008) – As You Like It (2006) – El Cantante (2007) – The Fox & The Child (2008)
Producer (s): Javier Mateos Morillo, Luis Maria Reyes, Belen Atienza
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Writer: Guillermo del Toro
Stars: Maribel Verdu, Ivana Baquero, Doug Jones, Sergi Lopez, Adriadna Gil, Alex Angulo, Roger Cosamajor, Sebastian Haro, Mina Lira, Federico Luppi, Ivan Massague, Chema Ruiz, Manolo Solo, Milo Taboada.



Q&A

Pan’s Labyrinth is a very interesting and imaginative epic, represented as a very unique fairy tale set in Spain of the 1940’s during the postwar repression of Franco’s Spain.
The fairy tale centers on Ofelia, a 10-year-old girl with a lot of imagination and many dreams. The plot begins when Ofelia moves to Navarra with her delicate pregnant mother to meet her stepfather, Capitan Vidal, a very cruel military leader, who controls the area of rebels. She becomes very lonely in that place of suffering and cruelty, so she creates her “own world” with great fantasy and innocence. Until one night, her fantasy world becomes a reality as she is led to an underground labyrinth ruled by a pan, who believes that Ofelia is a princess. She must complete three tasks, all of which are very terrifying. The labyrinth has many magical creatures who lead her through this story. This place becomes a refuge for Ofelia to escape from the terrifying reality in which she leaves.

I saw this movie on DVD and I became interested in watching it because of all the amazing reviews that it received all around the world.

I think this movie has many aspects that I like especially the very thoughtful representation between good and evil; this battle of good and evil is represented through the eyes of this young girl.

I definitely would recommend this movie especially because it has a stellar production with a great realism in a mystical place that makes us believe in the fantasies and see the cruelty of society.