In episode #10 we discuss Guillermo del Toro's Oscar-Winning masterpiece: Pan's Labyrinth. Set just after the Spanish Civil War, young Ofelia is thrown into two very different worlds; one of soldiers and violence and one of faeries and magic. Now to protect her own life and that of her mother, she must carefully navigate the border between fantasy and reality.
Pan's Labyrinth - Criterion Collection
Directed by Guillermo Del Toro who also directed and/or wrote:
The Devil’s Backbone (Criterion)
Pan’s Labyrinth - Happy Trailer
Other violent movies
Inglourious Basterds (Tarantino)
Non-violent Thrillers
The Decemberists’ album: The Hazards of Love
Doug Jones plays both Pan and the Pale Man
Day for night cinematic technique
In the Bible, King David is responsible for the death of Bathsheba’s husband.
Harry Potter: Mandrakes in herbology class
Books:
The Minotaur Takes A Cigarette Break
Labyrinth with David Bowie
