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An Academy Award winning dark fable set five years after the end of the Spanish Civil War, Pan s Labyrinth encapsulates the rich visual style and genre-defying craft of Guillermo del Toro (The Devil s Backbone, Cronos). Eleven-year-old Ofelia (Ivana Baquero, in a mature and tender performance) comes face to face with the horrors of fascism when she and her pregnant mother are uprooted to the countryside, where her new stepfather (Sergi López), a sadistic captain in General Franco s army, hunts down Republican guerrillas who refuse to give up the fight. The violent reality in which she lives merges seamlessly with a fantastical interior world when Ofelia meets a faun in a decaying labyrinth and is set on a strange, mythic journey that is at once terrifying and beautiful. In his revisiting of this bloody period in Spanish history, del Toro creates a vivid depiction of the monstrosities of war infiltrating a child s imagination and threatening the innocence of youth.DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES- Newly graded 2K digital master, supervised by director Guillermo del Toro, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack- Alternate DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 surround soundtrack- Audio commentary by del Toro from 2007 - New interview with del Toro by novelist Cornelia Funke about fairy tales, fantasy, and Pan s Labyrinth - New interview with actor Doug Jones - Four 2007 making-of documentaries, examining the characters, production, special effects, themes, and music of the film - Interactive director s notebook - Footage of actor Ivana Baquero s audition for the film - Animated comics featuring prequel stories for the film s menagerie of creatures - Programs comparing selected production storyboards and del Toro s thumbnail sketches with the final film; visual effects work for the Green Fairy; and elements of the film s score - Trailers and TV spots - PLUS: An essay by film critic Michael Atkinson
M**F
Love this movie!
This movie is a must have from Guillermo Del Toro amazing and talented director. This film is very captivating and entangle with realistic storytelling with fantasy that is very entertaining. I wanted to have this Criterion Collection Blu-ray to my movie collection and this looks beautiful. Love this movie.
T**Y
Beautifully filmed story.
Each viewing reveals more of the beauty of this film which can be jarringly brutal at times. A tour de force by Guillermo del Toro.
M**E
This shows how magic can infuse even the harshest of settings when reality is at its most brutal.
A gorgeous, raw fantasy meets period piece in Spanish history, minging in a young girl’s life quest. The girl, Ofelia, accompanies her mother, Carmen to an outpost where Carmen’s new husband awaits, a ruthless officer intent on wiping out the Spanish resistance in the nearby hills and seeing that his son is born where he is, regardless of the physical pain it causes the mother. Little does he know the guerillas are closer than he knows, ready to upset his plans. Close as well is Ofelia, ready to meddle in anything. For she’s found out she’s the lost Princess Moana and she’s been given a quest by a faun, who’s been waiting for her in a labyrinth for a long time…This is not a movie for the faint hearted. It offers a taste of brutality and tyranny as well as magic. Not everyone gets a happy ending and the ones that are offered are…debatable. It is a tale of magic, though, showing how magic can infuse even the harshest of settings where reality is at its most brutal.Along with the movie itself are incluced a number of interviews, one with Guillermo del Toro himself another with Doug Jones, who brings the Faun and the monstrous Pale Man to life. 3 beautiful comics, illustrating the backstory came with my DVD, along with a commentary, and a number of other extras.For all of this and the feature itself, I give this product five stars.
A**R
Quick shipping and an enjoyable video.
This video was shipped quickly and arrived in good condition. This video is an enjoyable addition to my video collection! I am always impressed by the quality of the Criterion Collection versions of these films.
J**Z
Excelente edición de criticos
Tremenda edición de esta pelicula de culto, muy buen arte y packaging.
J**R
Review
Entertaining movie.
L**R
Great movie by Guillermo del Toro, but Area Code 1 / USA only
Great movie by Guillermo del Toro, but beware: Area Code 1 / USA only, cannot be watched in Europe
J**E
Excellent movie
Outstanding filming, very interesting story line.
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