Pan's Labyrinth will leave you breathless
24/11/2006 - 16:51:31Pan's Labyrinth
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Ivana Baquero, Maribel Verdu, Sergi Lopez
Cert: 16
A strange - but quite excellent - film from Spain that turns out to be two strange - but quite excellent - films.
One is set during the Spanish Civil War and it's a violent, disturbing tale set at the time when the war was all but over … the other is a fantasy of ancient labyrinths, fauns and a set of tasks.
That the two strands meet perfectly says much for the careful direction.
It is, then, a stunning and powerful film that looks wonderful and leaves you breathless.
Star Rating: 5/5
