Pans Labyrinth Certificate: 
- Duration:
- 119 mins
- Year produced:
- 2006
- Director:
- Guillermo del Toro
- Cast:
- Ivana Baquero
- Sergi Lopez
- Maribel Verdu
It’s just a few years after the Spanish Civil War - and up in the hills a small band of guerillas refuse to give up the fight. The ruthless Captain Vidal is determined to wipe them out - and while he tries to do so, his pregnant wife and stepdaughter Ofelia have to live at his remote base. There, Ofelia discovers a mysterious maze that leads her to a magical but sinister fairy tale world, a discovery which soon spills into her everyday life. This is an outstanding fantasy grounded by its historical setting. SUBTITLED
- Average rating:
(2 votes)
Reviews
26 August 2008
Grace from Friends of FILM CLUB
I really did not like this film. I’ve seen it twice and each time i didn’t feel gripped by the plot. It merges the life of women and children just after the spanish civil war, with fantasy and imaginary characters. It just seemed completely bazaar and unreal, and i didn’t like the special effects. The thing is, i was quite interested by the history that the film explained, and i do like fantasy, but they really didn’t work together, which is a great shame. The acting was very good though.
15 September 2008
Ruth from Broughton Hall High School
A really beautiful film. I’m interested in alternitive and foreign fairytales so I enjoyed this. I do think it mixes history in well with fantasy, even if it does create a huge contrast. Subtitled, but after about 5 minutes, hardly noticable.
23 October 2008
eion from St Brigids College
pans labyrinth lets see pans labrinth what would that go under action definnetley not comidey no chance well judge it for yourself but i would say fantasa well if you watch it you can find out for yourself
Fascinating facts
Pan’s Labyrinth writer-director Guillermo Del Toro translated the English subtitles for the film himself.