Pan's Labyrinth

Original title: El laberinto del fauno

2006
15
1h 58m

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8.2/10

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In 1944 Spain, a girl is sent to live with her ruthless stepfather. During the night, she meets a fairy who takes her to an old faun. He tells her she's a princess, but must prove her royalt... Read allIn 1944 Spain, a girl is sent to live with her ruthless stepfather. During the night, she meets a fairy who takes her to an old faun. He tells her she's a princess, but must prove her royalty by surviving three gruesome tasks.In 1944 Spain, a girl is sent to live with her ruthless stepfather. During the night, she meets a fairy who takes her to an old faun. He tells her she's a princess, but must prove her royalty by surviving three gruesome tasks.

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IMDb RATING

8.2/10

722K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

740

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Top rated movie #148

Won 3 Oscars
- 109 wins & 115 nominations total

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Trivia
Guillermo del Toro is famous for compiling books full of notes and drawings about his ideas before turning them into films, something he regards as essential to the process. He left years worth of notes for this film in the back of a cab, and when he discovered them missing, he thought it was the end of the project. However, the cab driver found them and, realizing their importance, tracked him down and returned them at great personal difficulty and expense. Del Toro was convinced that this was a blessing and it made him ever more determined to complete the film.

Goofs
When Ofelia goes down the stairs in the labyrinth and is talking to the Faun, his shadow still shows Doug Jones' legs while they are in the stilts. The special effects crew took out his physical legs, but the shadow still exists.

Quotes
Capitán Vidal: Tell my son the time that his father died. Tell him...
Mercedes: No. He won't even know your name.

Crazy credits
The two "Stick Insects" are credited as Cheech and Chong, after which it says "MAY THEY REST IN PEACE".

Alternate versions
There are three different versions. Runtimes are: "1h 58m (118 min), 2h (120 min) (Finland)" and "1h 52m (112 min) (Toronto International) (Canada).

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Best Films of 2006 (2006)

Soundtracks
Long, Long Time Ago/Hace mucho, mucho tiempo
Written by Javier Navarrete
Produced by Emmanuel Chamboredon Ian P. Hierons
Courtesy of Milan Entertainment

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Featured review

9/10

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!