Synopsis:

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, All Movie Guide

Running Time:

119 mins

Cast:

Director(s):

Guillermo del Toro

Technical Details:

Language:

Spanish

Subtitled in English

Studio:

New Line Home Video

Awards:

• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Academy - Best Makeup
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Academy - Best Makeup
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Academy - Best Art Direction
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Academy - Best Cinematography
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Academy - Best Art Direction
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Art Directors Guild - Best Art Direction - Fantasy Film
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Austin Film Critics Awards - Best Foreign Film
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Austin Film Critics Awards - Best Original Screenplay
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Boston Society of Film Critics - Best Foreign Language Film
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Boston Society of Film Critics - Best Cinematography
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - British Academy Awards - Best Costume Design
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - British Academy Awards - Best Foreign Language Film
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - British Academy Awards - Best Make Up & Hair
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - British Academy Awards - Best Make Up & Hair
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Costume Guild Awards - Best Costumes in a Fantasy Film
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Goya Awards - Best Special Effects
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Goya Awards - Best Special Effects
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Goya Awards - Best New Actress
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Goya Awards - Best Makeup/Wigs
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Goya Awards - Best Special Effects
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Goya Awards - Best Cinematography
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Goya Awards - Best Original Screenplay
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Goya Awards - Best Special Effects
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Goya Awards - Best Sound
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Goya Awards - Best Sound
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Goya Awards - Best Special Effects
• 2006 - Pan's Labyritnh - Goya Awards - Best Editing
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Goya Awards - Best Makeup/Wigs
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Goya Awards - Best Special Effects
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Independent Spirit Award - Best Cinematography
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Kansas City Film Critics Awards - Outstanding Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - L.A. Film Critics Association - Best Production Design
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - L.A. Film Critics Association - Best Supporting Actor (Runner-up)
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Las Vegas Film Critics Circle - Best Foreign Film
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - National Society of Film Critics - Best Film
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - New York Film Critics Online - Best Foreign Language Film
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - New York Film Critics Society - Best Cinematographer
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Foreign Film
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Online Film Critics - Best Foreign Language Film
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Online Film Critics - Best Original Screenplay
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Online Film Critics - Best Original Screenplay
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Satellite Awards - Best Aminated or Mixed Media Film
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Southeastern Film Critics Circle - Best Foreign Language Film
• 2006 - Pan's Labyrinth - Washington D.C. Film Critics Associatio - Best Foreign Film                             
                                                                                                                                            
  I just loved this movie. My eyes we're just mezmerized by all the visual effects and the flat out beauty of it all. All through the movie I was constantly in wonder of it all, almost like a child. A small child, Ophelia, travels with her very pregnant mother to visit her new father. The time frame is around the Uprising of the Spanish revolution. It is a very dark time for a little girl her age and the only friends she has are her fairy tales. A small creature takes her to a Labyrinth, she doesn't discover much but as her time continues she discovers alot more about herself and the world around her... I don't want to give much more away but the story was lovely you, made me wanna believe in fairy tales again. I highly recommend it but it is not for children. Quite alot of violence, cursing and a Sadistic Captain, Ophelia's new step Father... 

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