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Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Pan's Labyrinth
(El Laberinto del Fauno)
directed by Guillermo del Toro
Rating: R
Utterly gorgeous. I've been waiting months at the library to get my hands on the DVD, and the wait was worthwhile. The horror-fantasy fairytale plot is a work of art in itself, but the casting and settings are magnificent. This film won 3 Oscars and the score was nominated for a third--let me just say, all deserved. For a subtitled Spanish-language film, achieving such is doubly amazing.
The Wiki entry does a good job of summing up the plot, although I'll add that I believe the tortured rebel was Mercedes's lover. And despite great suspicion, Vidal doesn't do much about Mercedes or the doctor until the very end, when it's too late. But I loved how Vidal was portrayed--though the graphic violence made me wince--how he is absolutely, realistically, fanatical and vicious.
Now I'm off on a DVD-rip program hunt. Ta!
(El Laberinto del Fauno)
directed by Guillermo del Toro
Rating: R
Utterly gorgeous. I've been waiting months at the library to get my hands on the DVD, and the wait was worthwhile. The horror-fantasy fairytale plot is a work of art in itself, but the casting and settings are magnificent. This film won 3 Oscars and the score was nominated for a third--let me just say, all deserved. For a subtitled Spanish-language film, achieving such is doubly amazing.
The Wiki entry does a good job of summing up the plot, although I'll add that I believe the tortured rebel was Mercedes's lover. And despite great suspicion, Vidal doesn't do much about Mercedes or the doctor until the very end, when it's too late. But I loved how Vidal was portrayed--though the graphic violence made me wince--how he is absolutely, realistically, fanatical and vicious.
Now I'm off on a DVD-rip program hunt. Ta!