Saturday, February 10, 2007

El Laberinto del Fauno (Pan's Labyrinth)

I watched Pan's Labyrinth last weekend, and am still under its influence.

It is a great drama with touching moments and a heart-breaking ending.

It has fantasy themes such as monsters, fairies, etc. Make-ups and almost all scene shots are great.

There are very violent scenes as well, including beating and torturing, so beware!

The movie is from the acclaimed director Guillermo del Toro who is famous for his fantastical movies.

The soundtrack is a masterpiece and can be listened from here.

The movie is nominated for six academy awards in the following:
  • Best Achievement in Art Direction
  • Best Achievement in Cinematography
  • Best Achievement in Makeup
  • Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
  • Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
  • Best Writing, Original Screenplay
I hope it gets all the awards it is nominated for!

The movie is currently #65 in all-time top 250 movies list of IMDB with an average point of 8.5 over 10 (18,965 votes).

Finally, here is the trailer:

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Absolutely love the music from Pan's Labyrinth. I MUST have it.