Archive for August 8th, 2007

Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007

Why would an old faun lie to you?

Pan's Labyrinth

Guillermo del Toro’s dark tale of Franco’s Spain is either a fantastical allegory for the struggle against oppression or a lyrical testimony to the power of a child’s imagination as an antidote to the horrors of the adult world. The strength of the film is that it works both ways.

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