Pan's Labyrinth

2006 Mexican Spanish Language Dark Fantasy Film

Director: Guillermo del Toro

Writer: Guillermo del Toro

Cinematography: Guillermo Navarro

Running time: 112 minutes

Country: Mexico

Tagline: In darkness, there can be light. In misery, there can be beauty. In death, there can be life....

Cast:

Ivana Baquero as Ofelia / Princess Moanna

Doug Jones as Faun and Pale Man

Sergi López as Captain Vidal

Maribel Verdú as Mercedes

Ariadna Gil as Carmen / Queen of the Underworld

Alex Angulo as Doctor Ferreiro

Roger Casamajor as Pedro

Manolo Solo as Garcés

César Vea as Serrano

Federico Luppi as King of the Underworld

Pablo Adán as Narrator / Voice of Faun

Plot

In the fascist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.

Awards:

1. Oscar- Best Achievement in Art Direction Eugenio Caballero (art director) & Pilar Revuelta (set decorator)- Academy Awards, USA
2. Best Achievement in Cinematography Guillermo Navarro- Academy Awards, USA
3. Best Achievement in Makeup David Martí & Montse Ribé- Academy Awards, USA
4. Saturn Award- Best International Film- Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
5. Saturn Award- Best Performance by a Younger Actor Ivana Baquero- Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
6. Silver Condor- Best Foreign Film, Spanish Language (Mejor Película Iberoamericana) Guillermo del Toro- Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards
7. Silver Ariel- Best Actress (Mejor Actriz) Maribel Verdú- Ariel Awards, Mexico
8. Silver Ariel- Best Art Direction (Mejor Diseño de Arte) Eugenio Caballero, Ramón Moya & Pilar Revuelta- Ariel Awards, Mexico
9. Silver Ariel- Best Cinematography (Mejor Fotografía) Guillermo Navarro- Ariel Awards, Mexico
10. Silver Ariel- Best Costume Design (Mejor Vestuario) Lala Huete- Ariel Awards, Mexico
11. Silver Ariel- Best Direction (Mejor Dirección) Guillermo del Toro- Ariel Awards, Mexico
12. Silver Ariel- Best Make-Up (Mejor Maquillaje) José Quetglás & Blanca Sánchez- Ariel Awards, Mexico
13. Silver Ariel- Best Original Score (Mejor Música Compuesta para Cine) Javier Navarrete- Ariel Awards, Mexico
14. Silver Ariel- Best Special Effects (Mejor Efectos Especiales)Reyes Abades, Ángel Alonso, David Martí & Montse Ribé- Ariel Awards, Mexico
15. Excellence in Production Design Award-Feature Film - Fantasy Film Eugenio Caballero (production designer), Gabriel Liste (assistant art director), Carlos Zaragoza (assistant art director) & Alicia Castro (assistant art director) Art Directors Guild
16. Austin Film Critics Award-Best Foreign Film-Austin Film Critics Association
17. Austin Film Critics Award-Best Screenplay, Original Guillermo del Toro-Austin Film Critics Association
18. BAFTA Film Award-Best Costume Design Lala Huete-BAFTA Awards
19. BAFTA Film Award-Best Film not in the English Language Alfonso Cuarón, Bertha Navarro, Frida Torresblanco & Guillermo del Toro-BAFTA Awards
20. BAFTA Film Award-Best Make Up & Hair José Quetglás & Blanca Sánchez- BAFTA Awards
21. Bodil- Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke-amerikanske film)Guillermo del Toro- Bodil Awards
22. BSFC Award- Best Cinematography Guillermo Navarro- Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
23. BSFC Award- Best Foreign/Language Film- Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
24. Butaca- Best Catalan Film Actor (Millor actor català de cinema)Sergi López- Butaca Awards
25. Golden Frog- Guillermo Navarro- Camerimage
26. COFCA Award- Best Foreign Language Film- Central Ohio Film Critics Association
27. Chlotrudis Award- Best Visual Design- Chlotrudis Awards
28. CEC Award- Best Cinematography (Mejor Fotografía)Guillermo Navarro- Cinema
    Writers Circle
    Awards, Spain
29. CEC Award- Best Editing (Mejor Montaje)Bernat Vilaplana- Cinema
    Writers Circle
    Awards, Spain
30. CDG Award- Excellence in Costume Design for Film – Fantasy Lala Huete- Costume Designers Guild Awards
31. Empire Award- Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy- Empire Awards, UK
32. International Fantasy Film Award- Best Actor Sergi López- Fantasporto
33. International Fantasy Film Award- Best Film Guillermo del Toro- Fantasporto
34. FFCC Award- Best Cinematography Guillermo Navarro- Florida Film
    Critics Circle
    Awards
35. FFCC Award- Best Foreign Language Film- Florida Film
    Critics Circle
    Awards
36. Fotogramas de Plata- Best Film (Mejor Película Española)Guillermo del Toro- Fotogramas de Plata
37. Goya- Best Cinematography (Mejor Fotografía)Guillermo Navarro- Goya Awards
38. Goya- Best Editing (Mejor Montaje)Bernat Vilaplana- Goya Awards
39. Goya- Best Make-Up and Hairstyles (Mejor Maquillaje y/o Peluquería)José Quetglás & Blanca Sánchez- Goya Awards
40. Goya- Best New Actress (Mejor Actriz Revelación)Ivana Baquero- Goya Awards
41. Goya- Best Screenplay - Original (Mejor Guión Original)Guillermo del Toro- Goya Awards
42. Goya- Best Sound (Mejor Sonido)Miguel Ángel Polo & Martín Hernández- Goya Awards
43. Goya- Best Special Effects (Mejores Efectos Especiales)David, Marti, Reyes Abades, Everett Burrell, Edward Irastorza & Emilio Ruiz del Río
44. Hugo- Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form- Hugo Awards
45. Imagen Award- Best Actress – Film Ivana Baquero- Imagen Foundation Awards
46. Imagen Award- Best Director – Film Guillermo del Toro- Imagen Foundation Awards
47. Imagen Award- Best Picture- Imagen Foundation Awards
48. Independent Spirit Award- Best Cinematography Guillermo Navarro- Independent Spirit Awards
49. Vincent Koehler Award for Outstanding Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film- Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
50. Sierra Award- Best Foreign Film- Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
51. LAFCA Award- Best Production Design Eugenio Caballero- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
52. Golden Reel Award- Best Sound Editing for Sound Effects and Foley in a Foreign Film
    Martín Hernández (supervising sound editor/sound designer), Sergio Diaz (supervising dialogue/adr editor/dialogue editor), Roland N. Thai (sound effects editor/sound designer)
    Dana Blanco (sound effects editor), Alejandro Quevedo (sound effects editor), Carlos Zamorano (foley artist) & Dana Blanco (foley artist)- Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
53. NBR Award- Top Five Foreign Films- National Board of Review, USA
54. NSFC Award- Best Film- National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
55. NYFCC Award- Best Cinematographer Guillermo Navarro- New York Film
    Critics Circle
    Awards
56. Cinemania Award- Maribel Verdú- Ondas Awards
57. OFCS Award- Best Foreign Film- Online Film Critics Society Awards
58. OFCS Award- Best Screenplay, Original Guillermo del Toro- Online Film Critics Society Awards
59. FIPRESCI Prize- Guillermo del Toro- Palm Springs International Film Festival
60. Premio ACE- Best New Actress Ivana Baquero- Premios ACE
61. Premio ACE- Cinema - Best Film Guillermo del Toro- Premios ACE
62. SFFCC Award- Best Foreign-Language Film- San Francisco Film
    Critics Circle
63. Sant Jordi- Best Film (Mejor Película Española)Guillermo del Toro- Sant Jordi Awards
64. Satellite Award- Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media- Satellite Awards
65. SEFCA Award- Best Foreign Language Film- Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
66. Newcomer Award- Female (Categoría Femenina)Ivana Baquero- Spanish Actors Union
67. Audience Award- Best Spanish Film Guillermo del Toro- Turia Awards
68. Turia Award- Best Actor Sergi López- Turia Awards
69. Turia Award- Best Actress Maribel Verdú- Turia Awards
70. Turia Award- Best New Actress Ivana Baquero- Turia Awards
71. WAFCA Award-Best Foreign Film-Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

Trivia

Stephen King attended a screening of the film and sat next to Guillermo del Toro. According to Del Toro, King squirmed when the Pale Man chased Ofelia. Del Toro compared the experience of seeing King's reaction to winning an Oscar.

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5 stars out of 5 stars