Movie: El laberinto del fauno (2006)

“In 1944 fascist Spain, a girl, fascinated with fairy-tales, is sent along with her pregnant mother to live with her new stepfather, a ruthless captain of the Spanish army. During the night, she meets a fairy who takes her to an old faun in the center of the labyrinth. He tells her she’s a princess, but must prove her royalty by surviving three gruesome tasks. If she fails, she will never prove herself to be the the true princess and will never see her real father, the king, again. Written by Tim”

  • Director: Guillermo del Toro
  • Release Date: 19 January 2007 (USA)
  • Run Time: UK:119 min | Finland:120 min | Canada:112 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
  • Country: Spain , Mexico , USA
  • Genre: Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Thriller
  • MPAA: Rated R for graphic violence and some language.

Tagline: What happens when make-believe believes it’s real?

Trivia: Also on the supplementary disc of the Platinum Series DVD, Guillermo del Toro indicates that the film is quilted with a pattern of three’s. He mentions that this was intentionally done so as to evoke a greater sense of fairy tales and mythological traditions, both of which typically feature a hero or heroine existing amongst three’s; for instance, “the three tasks”.

Goofs: Revealing mistakes: In the scene where Ofelia picks up her little brother to take him with her, the baby is crying and making noise but when she turns around you can see the baby is a doll and is not animated in any way.

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