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Pan´s Labyrinth
Mar Diestro-Dópido
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Description for Pan´s Labyrinth
Paperback. Del Toro's cult masterpiece locates the monstrous within fairytales and links it to the very real horrors of post-Civil War Spain. This book explores the film's cross-cultural and historical contexts, and its groundbreaking use of ancient myths and folklore. It also includes an interview with del Toro about the genesis and production of the film. Series: BFI Film Classics. Num Pages: 104 pages, 61 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 137 x 9. Weight in Grams: 188.
Guillermo del Toro's cult masterpiece, Pan's Labyrinth (2006), won a total of 76 awards and is one of the most commercially successful Spanish-language films ever made. Blending the world of monstrous fairytales with the actual horrors of post-Civil War Spain, the film's commingling of real and fantasy worlds speaks profoundly to our times. Immersing herself in the nightmarish world that del Toro has so minutely orchestrated, Mar Diestro-Dópido explores the cultural and historical contexts surrounding the film. Examining del Toro's ground-breaking use of mythology, and how the film addresses ideas of memory and forgetting, she highlights the techniques, themes ... Read more
Guillermo del Toro's cult masterpiece, Pan's Labyrinth (2006), won a total of 76 awards and is one of the most commercially successful Spanish-language films ever made. Blending the world of monstrous fairytales with the actual horrors of post-Civil War Spain, the film's commingling of real and fantasy worlds speaks profoundly to our times. Immersing herself in the nightmarish world that del Toro has so minutely orchestrated, Mar Diestro-Dópido explores the cultural and historical contexts surrounding the film. Examining del Toro's ground-breaking use of mythology, and how the film addresses ideas of memory and forgetting, she highlights the techniques, themes ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
104
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
BFI Film Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
104
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844576418
SKU
V9781844576418
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About Mar Diestro-Dópido
Mar Diestro-Dópido is a film critic based in London. She is a regular contributor to, and researcher for, Sight & Sound, and has written for Little White Lies, Dazed & Confused and Vertigo, as well as various academic books and journals.
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