PAN'S LABYRINTH (2006) - [2 DVD9] [2007]

Inspired by the Brothers Grimm, Jorge Luis Borges, and Guillermo del Toro's own unlimited imagination, Pan's Labyrinth is a fairytale for adults. Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) may only be 12, but the worlds she inhabits, both above and below ground, are dark as anything del Toro has conjured. Set in rural Spain, circa 1944, Ofelia and her widowed mother, Carmen (Ariadna Gil, Belle Epoque), have just moved into an abandoned mill with Carmen's new husband, Captain Vidal (Sergi López, With a Friend like Harry). Carmen is pregnant with his son. Other than her sickly mother and kindly housekeeper Mercedes (Maribel Verdú, Y Tu Mamá También), the dreamy Ofelia is on her own. Vidal, an exceedingly cruel man, couldn't be bothered. He has informers to torture. Ofelia soon finds that an entire universe exists below the mill. Her guide is the persuasive Faun (Doug Jones, Mimic). As her mother grows weaker, Ofelia spends more and more time in the satyr's labyrinth. He offers to help her out of her predicament if she'll complete three treacherous tasks. Ofelia is willing to try, but does this alternate reality really exist or is it all in her head? Del Toro leaves that up to the viewer to decide in a beautiful, yet brutal twin to The Devil's Backbone, which was also haunted by the ghost of Franco. Though it lacks the humor of Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth represents Guillermo Del Toro at the top of his considerable game. –Kathleen C. Fennessy

Following a bloody civil war, young Ofelia enters a world of unimaginable cruelty when she moves in with her new stepfather, a tyrannical military officer. Armed with only her imagination, Ofelia discovers a mysterious labyrinth and meets a faun who sets her on a path to saving herself and her ailing mother. But soon, the lines between fantasy and reality begin to blur, and before Ofelia can turn back, she finds herself at the center of a ferocious battle between good and evil.







MOVIE:
DIRECTOR: Guillermo Del Toro
COUNTRY: Spain, Mexico, USA
YEAR: 2006

Cast
Ivana Baquero … Ofelia
Sergi López … Captain Vidal
Maribel Verdú … Mercedes
Doug Jones … Fauno / Pale Man
Ariadna Gil … Carmen Vidal
Álex Angulo … Doctor
Manolo Solo … Garcés
César Vea … Serrano
Roger Casamajor … Pedro
Ivan Massagué … El Tarta
Gonzalo Uriarte … Francés

Credits
Director Guillermo Del Toro
Written by Guillermo Del Toro
Casting by Sara Bilbatúa
Executive producer Chris Sievernich
Music Javier Navarrete
Director of photography Guillermo Navarro
Editing Bernat Vilaplana
Costume Design by Lala Huete







DVD:
DVD RELEASE: May 15, 2007
STUDIO: New Line Home Video
SYSTEM: NTSC
SCREEN: 1.85:1
COLOR
AUDIO: Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 EX/ DTS ES 6.1
SUBTITLES: English, Spanish
RUNTIME (MOVIE): 119 minutes

EXTRACTION:
ENGINE: DVD Fab
DVD: 2 Full Dual-Layer DVD's
FILE EXTENSION: Image (.ISO)
FILE SIZE: Disc one: 7.32 GB | Disc two: 6.96 GB









Special Features

* Video prologue by Guillermo Del Toro
* Commentary by director Guillermo Del Toro
* Marketing campaign
* Featurettes:
* -The Power of Myth
* -The Faun and the Fairies
* -The Color and The Shape
* The Charlie Rose Show featuring director Guillermo Del Toro
* DVD Comics: animated prequels
* The Director's Notebook
* Storyboard video prologue by Guillermo del Toro
* Multi-angle storyboard/thumbnail compares
* VFX plate compare: Guillermo del Toro and the Green Fairy
* Galleries: production design, DDT creature design, production scrapbook

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