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Tuesday - February 6, 2007
El Laberinto del Fauno
Over the weekend, other than watching the Super Bowl, we also went to the movie theater to see Pan's Labyrinth. This is absolutely one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. It follows two stories revolving around a 12-year old girl named Ofelia. One is a fairy tale, an imaginary world of her own creation. The other, a harsh real world circa 1944, after the end of the Spanish Civil War. I don't want to spoil any of the content, so I won't go into details.
Just a word of warning, the movie is rated R, and earns that rating from the violence. It would be hard to depict a war setting without it though.
The film, created by Mexico's Guillermo del Toro, is performed entirely in Spanish with English subtitles. It has received 6 Oscar Nominations, including Best Foreign Language Film of the Year. All four of us loved the film... and it has amazing ratings everywhere including a 96% fresh on RottenTomatoes.com. Just go see it.
On a related note, check wikipedia if you want to study up on The Spanish Civil War or Francisco Franco beforehand.
Posted by jcraven at February 6, 2007 3:02 PM