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Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

Directed by Guillermo del Toro•1h 58m•Published Jul 19, 2022•Episode length 3h 16m
Episode 131 - Pan’s Labyrinth
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Ivana Baquero
Ivana Baquero
Ofelia
Sergi López
Sergi López
Capitán Vidal
Maribel Verdú
Maribel Verdú
Mercedes
Ariadna Gil
Ariadna Gil
Carmen
Doug Jones
Doug Jones
Fauno / Pale Man
Álex Angulo
Álex Angulo
Dr. Ferreiro
Roger Casamajor
Roger Casamajor
Pedro
Manolo Solo
Manolo Solo
Garcés
César Vea
César Vea
Serrano
Ivan Massagué
Ivan Massagué
El Tarta

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Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro
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Overview

In post–civil war Spain, 10-year-old Ofelia moves with her pregnant mother to live under the control of her cruel stepfather. Drawn into a mysterious labyrinth, she meets a faun who reveals that she may be a lost princess from an underground kingdom. To return to her true father, she must complete a series of surreal and perilous tasks that blur the line between reality and fantasy.

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Obeying just for the sake of obeying? That's something only other pods could do. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, and Georgia (Ethan's been infected by a giant toad) as we travel through rural Spain avoiding communist literature whilst reviewing a legit piece of cinema in Guillermo Del Toro…

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Obeying just for the sake of obeying?  That's something only other pods could do.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, and Georgia (Ethan's been infected by a giant toad) as we travel through rural Spain avoiding communist literature whilst reviewing a legit piece of cinema in Guillermo Del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth.  We're not leaving the lock undisturbed in our 131st episode as we discuss:

  • Liam's aversion to wanting to watch this week's film
  • The challenges that come with reading subtitles and why this film might have avoided such problems
  • The problems with child actors
  • What to do when films don't necessarily tie everything up in a definitive manner
  • The struggles of Doug Jones (The Faun) whilst preparing for this movie
  • Whether the Faun is called Pan
  • We talk British weather and how it's not as laughable as you might at first think
  • Georgia thinks at least one of us is a muggle as we refuse to believe in the magic
  • Ian goes properly to film school this week as this is on his syllabus
  • Does the casting of actors in the resolution create a plothole?
  • Whether or not Pan's Labyrinth is the Best Film Ever.

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Timestamps for this episode:

  • 0:00 - Opening Banter
    9:00 - Reflections & Corrections
    13:15 - Shoutouts
    18:15 - Deep Dive
    2:22:35 - Endgame