Pan's Labyrinth (El Laberinto del Fauno)

Director: Guillermo del Toro

Cast: Ivana Baquero, Doug Jones, Sergi López, Ariadna Gil, Maribel Verdú, Álex Angulo, Roger Casamajor, Sebastián Haro

(Picturehouse, 2006) Rated: R

US theatrical release date: 29 December 2006 (Limited release)

UK theatrical release date: 24 November 2006 (Limited release)

[12 January 2007]

by Cynthia Fuchs

PopMatters Film and TV Editor

Blood of an Innocent

As her belief in herself comes full circle, as she discovers her crucial mythological role as it exists alongside her role alongside her mother, Ofelia becomes more real than her gorgeous allegory can bear.

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was i reading a review? or a scene-by-scene recap?

glad you liked it, as it was a phenomenal film, but let’s perhaps try to differentiate between the aforementioned styles.

Comment by ummm... from new york — January 23, 2007 @ 11:41 am

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