Pan's Labyrinth

Theatrical Release Date: 2006 12 29 (USA - Limited) / 2007 01 19 (USA)

UPC: 794043107177

Studio: New Line Home Video

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Graphic Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity, Gore, War Violence]

Summary: Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro returns to the phantasmagorical cinema that defined such early fare as Cronos and The Devil's Backbone with this haunting fantasy-drama set in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War and detailing the strange journeys of an imaginative young girl who may be the mythical princess of an underground kingdom. Her mother, Carmen (Ariadna Gil), recently remarried to sadistic army captain Vidal (Sergi López) and soon to bear the cruel military man's child, shy young Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) is forced to entertain herself as her recently-formed family settles into their new home nestled deep in the Spanish countryside. As Ofelia's bed-ridden mother lies immobilized in anticipation of her forthcoming child and her high-ranking stepfather remains determined to fulfill the orders of General Francisco Franco to crush a nearby guerilla uprising, the young girl soon ventures into an elaborate stone labyrinth presided over by the mythical faun Pan (Doug Jones). Convinced by Pan that she is the lost princess of legend and that in order to return to her underground home she must complete a trio of life-threatening tasks, Ofelia sets out to reclaim her kingdom and return to her grieving father as Vidal's housekeeper Mercedes (Maribel Verdú) and doctor (Alex Angulo) plot secretly on the surface to keep the revolution alive. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Film Presented – Cannes Film Festival Film Presented – Toronto International Film Festival Film Presented – New York Film Festival Best Picture – Independent Spirit Awards Best Cinematography – Independent Spirit Awards Best Foreign Language Film – Boston Society of Film Critics Best Cinematography – Boston Society of Film Critics Best Foreign Language Film – New York Film Critics Online Best Picture – New York Film Critics Online Best Supporting Actor (Runner-up) – Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Production Design – Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Foreign Film – Washington D.C. Film Critics Association Best Cinematographer – New York Film Critics Society Best Young Actress – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Foreign Language Film – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Foreign Language Film – null Best Foreign Language Film – Toronto Film Critics Association Screenwriter of the Year – London Film Critics Association Best Foreign Language Film – London Film Critics Association Best Director – London Film Critics Association Best Foreign Language Film – Chicago Film Critics Association Most Promising Performer – Chicago Film Critics Association Best Animated or Mixed Media Film – Satellite Awards Best Visual Effects – Satellite Awards Best Visual Effects – Satellite Awards Best Art Direction/Production Design – Satellite Awards Best Foreign Film – Las Vegas Film Critics Association Best Foreign Language Film – Southeastern Film Critics Association Best Picture – Southeastern Film Critics Association Best Foreign Film – Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Best Picture – Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Best Picture – National Society of Film Critics Best Director – National Society of Film Critics Best Cinematography – National Society of Film Critics Outstanding Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film – Kansas City Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay – Austin Film Critics Best Foreign Film – Austin Film Critics Best Picture – Online Film Critics Association Best Director – Online Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay – Online Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay – Online Film Critics Association Best Cinematography – Online Film Critics Association Best Original Score – Online Film Critics Association Best Foreign Language Film – Online Film Critics Association Best Movie Yet to Open in Iowa – Iowa Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Foreign Language Film – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Cinematography – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Visual Effects – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Visual Effects – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Makeup and Hair – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Production Design – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Costume Design – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Sound – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Sound – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Art Direction in a Fantasy Film – Art Directors Guild Best Foreign Film – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Cinematography – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Makeup – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Makeup – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Music Score – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Makeup and Hair – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Actor – Goya Awards Best Actress – Goya Awards Best New Actress – Goya Awards Best Original Screenplay – Goya Awards Best Picture – Goya Awards Best Director – Goya Awards Best Cinematography – Goya Awards Best Editing – Goya Awards Best Original Score – Goya Awards Best Art Direction – Goya Awards Best Makeup and Hair – Goya Awards Best Makeup and Hair – Goya Awards Best Special Effects – Goya Awards Best Special Effects – Goya Awards Best Special Effects – Goya Awards Best Special Effects – Goya Awards Best Special Effects – Goya Awards Best Special Effects – Goya Awards Best Sound – Goya Awards Best Sound – Goya Awards Best Costumes in a Fantasy Film – Costume Guild Awards Best Foreign Language Film – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Picture – Austin Film Critics

Features: Video prologue by director Guillermo del Toro
Feature audio commentary by director Guillermo del Toro

Pan's Labyrinth

Format: DVD

Release Date: 05/15/2007

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DD-EX Dolby Digital Surround EX (simulated 6.1), DTS-ESD Digital Theater 6.1 System, DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo

Runtime: 119 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) Spanish

Subtitles: English,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Pan's Labyrinth
1. There Lived a Princess [5:50]
2. Captain Vidal [5:38]
3. The Magic Rose [3:21]
4. Fathers and Sons [3:17]
5. Into the Labyrinth [6:41]
6. Mercedes [6:20]
7. The Giant Toad [7:20]
8. A New, Clean Spain [4:23]
9. Take Me to the Labyrinth [3:19]
10. Our Daily Bread in Franco's Spain [2:00]
11. Lullaby [7:20]
12. The Pale Man [6:57]
13. The Maquis [5:21]
14. Skirmish in the Hills [4:55]
15. Torture [3:49]
16. You Failed! [5:00]
17. Magic Does Not Exist [3:28]
18. Take Me With You [6:15]
19. Just a Woman [4:57]
20. Vidal's Wound [6:37]
21. The Blood of an Innocent [9:14]
22. End Titles [6:52]

Jason Buchanan

While the darkness of Grimm's Fairy Tales has been gradually sanitized by both the passage of time and the growing desire to shelter youngsters from the cruelty of the outside world, Guillermo del Toro has cut away the safety net woven by the overprotective powers that be to craft an intoxicating and original fable with the power to simultaneously enchant and repulse. After seemingly perfecting the melding of historical fact and imaginative fantasy with The Devil's Backbone, a horrified del Toro realized that whatever he thought he knew about war and death had been immediately rendered void when, just two days after the film made its debut at the Toronto Film Festival, the world was forever changed along with the New York skyline. In the aftermath, the filmmaker would escape grim reality by crafting an entertaining pair of CG-heavy Hollywood actioners that, despite outward appearances, still weren't entirely devoid of the political commentary expressed in his most serious-minded work. Now, after proving that he is capable of producing a slick hit despite a frustrating false start in blockbuster-land, del Toro has returned with a companion piece to The Devil's Backbone (a "sister" film in the director's own terms) which delves headlong into the subjects of fascism, brutality, and innocence with an insight he simply didn't have before the modern world plunged into darkness. Just as a film such as The Devil's Backbone couldn't have existed with the Spanish Civil War, a film such as Pan's Labyrinth couldn't exist without the apocalyptically titled War on Terror.
It would be impossible to tell a tale as brutal as Pan's Labyrinth without the balance of great beauty, and in the lens of cinematographer Guillermo Navarro, del Toro has found a collaborator capable of carrying his ambitious vision. The composition, color, and stylistic texture of Pan's Labyrinth suggest a fevered child's hallucinatory interpretation of an amalgamation of fairy tales. Of course, in order to achieve such a dramatic effect, the frame demands to be filled not only with phantasmagorical imagery but an exceptional selection of talent as well, and in Ivana Baquero, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, and Doug Jones, del Toro has found the ideal cast. The initial innocence and subsequent shattering of a young girl who gradually comes to comprehend the inhumanity that surrounds her is heart-wrenchingly realized by Baquero, while Lopez inspires fierce loathing from his initial appearance and Verdú beautifully embodies the spirit of furtive, gentle righteousness right up until the moment she unleashes the fury that has been silently building inside. In his duel roles as the playfully menacing titular faun and the downright terrifying Pale Man, formally trained mime and noted contortionist Doug Jones continues the collaboration with del Toro that began with Mimic to striking effect. If there is truly a modern heir to the Karloff throne, it is almost certainly Jones, whose chameleon-like ability to disappear into a character allows him to instill them the kind of depth and personality that would be near impossible to achieve with even the most advanced computer-generated creation. From del Toro's perfectly balanced screenplay to his assured skills as a visual storyteller, the fearless performances of an immensely talented cast, the sleepy lullaby that forms the foundation of Javier Navarrete's score, and special effects that have the power to dazzle and horrify, all the elements in Pan's Labyrinth fall beautifully into place to form an genuinely affecting adult fairy tale. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Alfonso Cuarón  Producer 
Guillermo del Toro  Director 
Guillermo del Toro  Producer 
Guillermo del Toro  Screenwriter 
Javier Navarrete  Composer (Music Score) 
Frida Torresblanco  Producer 
Carmen Soriano  Screenwriter 
Jeff Barnes  Executive Producer 
Alvaro Augustin  Producer 
David Ebner  Executive Producer 
O.D. Welch  Executive Producer 
Belen Atienza  Executive Producer 
Elena Manrique  Executive Producer 
Akira Orikasa  Executive Producer 
Ariadna Gil  Actor 
Ivana Baquero  Actor 
Sergi López  Actor 
Maribel Verdú  Actor 
Doug Jones  Actor 
Alex Angulo  Actor 
Manolo Solo  Actor 
Cesar Vea  Actor 
Roger Casamajor  Actor 
Ivan Massague  Actor 
Gonzalo Martin Uriarte  Actor 
Eusebio Lazaro  Actor 
Paco Vidal  Actor 
Juanjo Cucalon  Actor 
Lina Mira  Actor 
Mario Zorilla  Actor 
Sebastian Haro  Actor 
Mila Espiga  Actor 
Pepa Pedroche  Actor 
María Jesús Gatoo  Actor 
Ana Saez  Actor 
Chani Martin  Actor 
Milo Taboada  Actor 
Fernando Albizu  Actor 
Pedro G. Marzo  Actor 
Jose Luis Torrijos  Actor 
Inigo Garces  Actor 
Fernando Tielve  Actor 
Federico Luppi  Actor 
Chicho Campillo  Actor 
Brittney Bush  Actor 
Elizabeth Irastorza  Actor 
Shirley Cheechoo  Actor 
Chong Che Leung  Actor 

Country: Mexico,Spain