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Trilogia de Guillermo Del Toro : Cronos, The Devil's Backbone, Pan's Labyrinth

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Originally released as a motion picture in 1963.
Pan's labyrinth -- Devil's backbone -- Cronos.
(Pan's labyrinth) A dark fable set five years after the end of the Spanish Civil War. Eleven-year-old Ofelia comes face to face with the horrors of fascism when she and her pregnant mother are uprooted to the countryside, where her new stepfather, a sadistic captain in General Franco's army, hunts down Republican guerrillas who refuse to give up the fight. The violent reality in which she lives merges seamlessly with a fantastical interior world when Ofelia meets a faun in a decaying labyrinth.
(The devil's backbone) The most personal film by Guillermo del Toro is also among his most frightening and emotionally layered. Set during the final week of the Spanish Civil War, The tale of a ten-year-old boy who, after his freedom-fighting father is killed, is sent to a haunted rural orphanage full of terrible secrets. Del Toro effectively combines gothic ghost story, murder mystery, and historical melodrama in a stylish concoction that reminds us that the scariest monsters are often the human ones.
(Cronos) Kindly antiques dealer Jesus Gris happens upon an ancient golden device, and soon finds himself possessor and victim of its sinister, addictive powers, as well as the target of a mysterious, crude American named Angel.
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COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Metaphors all the way down submitted by tarascon on June 22, 2023, 11:52am Five stars for the collection and its extras.
Here’s the breakdown:

Cronos. 2 stars. It’s del Toro’s first feature and not bad if you’re a fan of Roger Corman and Hammer Films.

The Devil’s Backbone. 4 stars. We’re not in Hogwarts anymore. Reminds me of Japanese “ghost cinema.”
Brilliant.

Pan’s Labyrinth. 5 stars. Brilliant + 1. ‘Nuff said.*

*Check out “The Spirit of the Beehive” while you’re at it.