El Laberinto del Fauno

Introduction
Directed by Guillermo del Toro, Pan's Labyrinth takes place in a fantasy world in the real-life war-ridden Spain of the 1940's. The film is part of a fantasy-driven trilogy series envisioned by del Toro: El Laberinto del fauno (Pan's Labyrinth), El Espinazo del Diablo (The Devil's Backbone), and Hellboy. Although the fantasy worlds in the three films are not inherently related, all three of them are driven by fantasy themes of ghosts, fairies, and secret dream realms.

With the dialogue in Pan's Labyrinth is entirely in Spanish, the film was surprisingly an international success, even in English markets, grossing $83 million on a $19 budget.

Synopsis
In post-Civil War Spain in 1944, 10-year-old Ofelia finds herself torn after her father dies, and her mother remarries. Ofelia's step-father is an army general, ruthless against his enemies, and responsible for many innocent and civilian deaths during the war. Ofelia, wanting her father back and feeling she's losing her mother to her mean stepfather, seeks solace in the woods, where she unexpectedly encounters a dream world, making new friends and facing new monsters.



El fauno - Pan
Pan, or el fauno in Spanish, is the mysterious creature that Ofelia meets in the forest. Feeling left out in her now home, Ofelia wants to escape her reality: the woods provide her that comfort, and this is where she meets el fauno:a being with the head, chest and arms of a human, and legs and horns of a goat. Frightening at first, Pan ends up becoming an ally to Ofelia, helping her find her true self in a world otherwise on the brink of destruction by the cruel Spanish Civil War.

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