Official Website MPAA Rating: R Theater Release: 12/29/2006 Video Release: 5/15/2007 Buy it from Amazon: DVDVHS
Magic That You Weave So Well - By Donald Levit No less fractured and cruel than Latin American literature’s magical realism, “fantastic realism” is what some Europeans have labeled the cult cinema of Guillermo del Toro, Tim Burton and Alejandro Jodorowsky. Del Toro brings his newest, Pan’s Labyrinth, as the closing night... MORE >>
Separate Realities - By Jeffrey Chen I wish I could say Pan's Labyrinth was one of my favorite movies of the year because it certainly contains one of my favorite sequences of 2006. It happens right about the middle of the movie. A young girl named Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) finds herself in a demented underground... MORE >>
Brave Ofelia's Sacrifice - By John P. McCarthy An engrossing feat of craft and imagination, Guillermo Del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth is among the best films of 2006 and would stand out in any year. The Spanish-language fairytale for adults operates on numerous levels with equal success. The only reaction it doesn't... MORE >>