February 7, 2007 - Pan’s Labyrinth, the masterpiece from Guillermo del Toro, hit an important milestone – it is the highest grossing Spanish language film in US history, surpassing Like Water For Chocolate.
Picturehouse expanded Pan’s Labyrinth to over 1000 screens this past weekend, grossing a total of $22,389,210 to date. Pan’s Labyrinth opened on December 29, 2006.
Pan’s Labyrinth was nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Foreign Film, Cinematography, Art Direction, Makeup, Music Written for Motion Pictures(original score)and Best Original Screenplay.
Pan’s Labyrinth won 7 GOYA Awards including Best original screenplay, Best Cinematography, Special Effects, Makeup, Sound, Montage, and best new actress for Ivana Baquero! It is also the best reviewed film of 2006 and 2007 (listed on over 100 top ten lists).
Directed by Guillermo del Toro, Pan’s Labyrinth is a fanciful and chilling story set against the backdrop of a fascist regime in 1944 rural Spain. The film centers on Ofelia, a lonely and dreamy child living with her mother and adoptive father; a military officer tasked with ridding the area of rebels. In her loneliness, Ofelia creates a world filled with fantastical creatures and secret destinies. With post-war repression at its height, Ofelia must come to terms with her world through a fable of her own creation.
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