Pan's Labyrinth
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| Directed by | Guillermo del Toro |
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| Written by | Guillermo del Toro |
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| Narrated by | Pablo Adán |
| Music by | Javier Navarrete |
| Cinematography | Guillermo Navarro |
| Edited by | Bernat Vilaplana |
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| Distributed by | Picturehouse |
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119 minutes |
| Country | Spain Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Budget | $19 million |
| Box office | $83.3 million |
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| Soundtrack album by Javier Navarrete | |
| Released | 19 December 2006 |
| Genre | Contemporary classical |
| Label | Milan Entertainment |
| Producer | Emmanuel Chamboredon, Ian P. Hierons |
Pan's Labyrinth (Spanish: El laberinto del fauno, lit. 'The Labyrinth of the Faun') is a 2006 Spanish-Mexicandark fantasy film written and directed by Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro. It was produced and distributed by Esperanto Films.
The story takes place in Spain in May–June 1944, five years after the Spanish Civil War, during the early Francoist period. The narrative of the film intertwines this real world with a mythical world centered on an overgrown abandoned labyrinth and a mysterious faun creature, with whom the main character, Ofelia, interacts. Ofelia's stepfather, the Falangist Captain Vidal, hunts the Spanish Maquis who fight against the Francoist regime in the region, while Ofelia's pregnant mother Carmen grows increasingly ill. Ofelia meets several strange and magical creatures who become central to her story, leading her through the trials of the old labyrinth garden. The film employs make-up, animatronics, and CGI effects to bring life to its creatures.
Del Toro stated that he considers the story to be a parable, influenced by fairy tales, and that it addresses and continues themes related to his earlier film The Devil's Backbone (2001), to which Pan's Labyrinth is a spiritual successor, according to del Toro in his director's commentary on the DVD. The original Spanish title refers to the fauns of Roman mythology, while the English, German, and French titles refer specifically to the faun-like Greek deity Pan. However, del Toro has stated that the faun in the film is not Pan.
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