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Pan's Labyrinth
El laberinto del fauno
2006 118 min Mexico, Spain, United States of America R 16+
★8.8
Fantasy, Drama, War
Director: Guillermo del Toro
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Description
In post–civil war Spain, 10-year-old Ofelia moves with her pregnant mother to live under the control of her cruel stepfather. Drawn into a mysterious labyrinth, she meets a faun who reveals that she may be a lost princess from an underground kingdom. To return to her true father, she must complete a series of surreal and perilous tasks that blur the line between reality and fantasy.
Budget:
$19M
US Gross:
$37.65M
Worldwide:
$83.26M
Starring
Ivana Baquero
Actor
Ariadna Gil
Actor
Sergi López
Actor
Awards
Goya Awards 2007
— Best Sound
Academy Awards 2007
— Best Cinematography
Goya Awards 2007
— Best Visual Effects
Goya Awards 2007
— Best Actress
Academy Awards 2007
— Best Cinematography
Academy Awards 2007
— Best International Feature Film
Golden Globe 2007
— Best International Feature Film
Goya Awards 2007
— Best Visual Effects
Saturn Awards 2007
— Best Supporting Actor
BAFTA 2007
— Best Production Design
Goya Awards 2007
— Best Actor
Academy Awards 2007
— Best Production Design
Goya Awards 2007
— Best Picture
BAFTA 2007
— Best International Feature Film
Cannes Film Festival 2006
— Palme d'Or
Saturn Awards 2007
— Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Saturn Awards 2007
— Best Screenplay
Goya Awards 2007
— Best Cinematography
Goya Awards 2007
— Best Debut Actress
Goya Awards 2007
— Best Original Screenplay
Goya Awards 2007
— Best Film Editing
Academy Awards 2007
— Best Original Screenplay
Academy Awards 2007
— Best Original Score
Saturn Awards 2008
— Best Special DVD Edition
BAFTA 2007
— Best Cinematography
BAFTA 2007
— Best Original Screenplay
Saturn Awards 2007
— Best Young Performer
Saturn Awards 2007
— Best International Feature Film
Saturn Awards 2007
— Best Director
Goya Awards 2007
— Best Production Design
BAFTA 2007
— Best Makeup and Hairstyling
BAFTA 2007
— Best Sound
BAFTA 2007
— Best Visual Effects
Georges Awards 2007
— Best Low-Budget/Arthouse Film
BAFTA 2007
— Best Costume Design
Academy Awards 2007
— Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Goya Awards 2007
— Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Key opinion
Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth is widely regarded as a masterful, visually stunning blend of historical drama and dark fairy tale. While most critics praise its emotional depth and atmospheric world-building, a minority finds the narrative shallow or overly reliant on gore and clichéd tropes.
| Production | The practical creature design and immersive production design, particularly the Faun and the Pale Man, create a uniquely grotesque and tangible atmosphere. | |
| Theme | The film masterfully weaves the horrors of the Spanish Civil War with fantasy elements, using the latter as a poignant, if ambiguous, coping mechanism for the protagonist. | |
| Direction | The direction creates a powerful emotional impact, successfully balancing the brutal reality of fascist violence with the surreal nature of the child's trials. | |
| Screenplay | Opinions on the screenplay are divided: supporters laud the film's ambiguity and symbolic storytelling, while detractors criticize it for relying on predictable character archetypes and nonsensical plot decisions. | |
| Acting | Reception of the performances is split: many praise the cast—especially the antagonist—for their grounded delivery, but others find the protagonist's emotional range to be flat or frustratingly passive. |