Pan's Labyrinth
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Fri 5 January 2007 // 18:30
Sat 6 January 2007 // 18:30
Sun 7 January 2007 // 18:30
[Fri 5th- Thus 11th / 6.30pm / £4/3/2TTT]
[Dir: Del Toro / Cert:15 / 119 min / 35mm]
Pan’s Labyrinth
Hot on the heels of Terry Gilliam’s ‘Tideland’, Guillermo Del Toro provides his own visionary interpretation of the Alice in Wonderland theme, as his 12-year- old protagonist Ofelia retreats into a dark fantasy world to escape the traumas of her reality, Civil War-era Spain. Though the film could and should be lauded at length for its captivating cinematography and uncanny imagery, the real talking point should be the writing- Del Toro’s script is an unashamed tearjerker, driven forward by its intriguing characters where, in such fantastical surroundings, a lesser director could be tempted to fall back on knock-off stereotypes. In the tradition of the Grimm originals, this fairytale depicts a dark, nightmarish world of fear and violence, a cautionary tale wrapped up in mythical imagery.
[Dir: Del Toro / Cert:15 / 119 min / 35mm]
Pan’s Labyrinth
Hot on the heels of Terry Gilliam’s ‘Tideland’, Guillermo Del Toro provides his own visionary interpretation of the Alice in Wonderland theme, as his 12-year- old protagonist Ofelia retreats into a dark fantasy world to escape the traumas of her reality, Civil War-era Spain. Though the film could and should be lauded at length for its captivating cinematography and uncanny imagery, the real talking point should be the writing- Del Toro’s script is an unashamed tearjerker, driven forward by its intriguing characters where, in such fantastical surroundings, a lesser director could be tempted to fall back on knock-off stereotypes. In the tradition of the Grimm originals, this fairytale depicts a dark, nightmarish world of fear and violence, a cautionary tale wrapped up in mythical imagery.