Let's talk about one of the best monster (war) flicks out there. It's weird. It's creepy. It's sad. It's also kinda sweet. Join us as we discuss "Pan's Labyrinth".
Recorded: 10.17.2024
- Flick Details -
Origin: Spain, Mexico
Release Date: January 19, 2007 (U.S.)
Run Time: 1 Hr 58 Min
Director: Guillermo Del Toro (Shape of Water, Pinocchio)
Written By: Guillermo Del Toro
Producer: Belen Atienza and Guillermo Del Toro (among others)
Composer: Javier Navarrete (Wrath of the Titans)
Cinematographer: Guillermo Navarro (Pacific Rim, I am Number Four)
Editing: Bernat Vilaplana (Society of the Snow, A Monster Calls, The Impossible)
Cast: Ivana Baquero as Ofelia, Ariadna Gil as Carmen, Sergi Lopez as Vidal, Maribel Verdu as Mercedes and Doug Jones as Fauno / Pale Man
Genre: Coming-of-age, Fantasy (dark), Period drama, War
Rating and Why: R for language and violence
Film Location: Many areas of Spain
Budget: 19M
Box Office: 83.9M worldwide, 569K opening weekend (US & Canada), 37.6M gross (US & Canada)
Awards: Oscar Winner: Writing (Original Screenplay), Cinematography, Art Direction & Makeup. Oscar Nominee: Original Score & Foreign Language Film of the Year.
Timeframe: 1944 WWII and Post Spanish Civil War
Setting: Spain mountains/forests
Synopsis: Lost Princess must find her way back to her magical kingdom…
Tagline: "What happens when make-believe believes it’s real?"
Watch On: Tubi and Rent on Prime Video
IMDb: 8.2 (711K) #146
Letterboxd: 4.2 (54K)
Rotten Tomatoes: 95% critic (244), 91% audience (250K+)
Metacritic: 98 (37 critics) ”Must-See”, 8.7 (1,700 users)
Critic Consensus (RT): "Pan's Labyrinth is Alice in Wonderland for grown-ups, with horrors of both reality and fantasy blended together into an extraordinary, spellbinding fable."
- Our Ratings -
Dylan: 4.2
Jesse: 3.8
Dawson: 3.3
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