
In 1944 Falangist 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 true princess and will never see her real father, the king, aga... (Full plot summary below)
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In 1944 Falangist 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 true princess and will never see her real father, the king, again.
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| At the Movies (Australia)Margaret Pomeranz[del Toro's] creatures are just wondrous! |
| At the Movies (Australia)David StrattonThe story is a compelling and deeply involving one, and the film is both beautiful, exciting, and sometimes horrifying. The creature effects are superbly handled. |
| Birmingham Mail Graham YoungThe cinematography and creature effects are terrific, while the subtitles never get in the way of the story which follows young girl Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) into a nether world which will test her to the limit with a series of dangerous tasks. |
| PopMattersBill GibronIt sinks deep into your soul and surprises you with its bravery and warmth. As harsh as it is human, filmmaking doesn't get any more enlightened than this. |
| Radio TimesAlan JonesThis grim spin on Alice in Wonderland is del Toro's finest work to date. |
| Screen InternationalAllan HunterThis darkly attractive film has a painterly quality to its visual look and some impressively elaborate animatronic effects that will delight genre fans. |
| Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyThis is the breakthrough work of one of world cinema's most visionary artists. |
| Film4Anton Bitelin Pan's Labyrinth, the world of Ofelia's imagination and the realities of Falangist Spain are two different, ideologically opposed ways of telling the same story - a story of tyranny, resistance and the timeless struggle between good and evil. |
| Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)Jonathan R. PerryI saw better films in 2006 -- but none more imaginative than Guillermo del Toro's communal masterpiece. Bring a friend, and you'll have plenty to talk about. |
| culturevulture.netBeverly Berning"Pan's Labyrinth" is impeccable filmmaking; it alone might be enough to seal del Toro's reputation as a master of cinema. |