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Guide to Pan's Labyrinth (Historical Context (1940s - Spain was so…
Guide to Pan's Labyrinth
Sound
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The Rebellious nature of Ofelia - refuses to call Vidal her father and not giving her brother to the Faun. Also eats food from Pale Man when she shouldn't
Historical Context
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1940s - Spain was so poor, people died of hunger
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Rationing, there was a food shortage
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Women were treated terribly in the post-war period #
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Aesthetics
Warm
The lighting use and the colour use for the Fantasy world #
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Pleasing/Beautiful
Faun and the Pale Man, very visual and beautiful creatures #
Editing
Circular narrative - start at the end, we see Ofelia dying
Voice over narration at the beginning - from the book, reading fuels her imagination
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Cinematography
Pale Man Scene - over the shoulder shot of Ofelia, contrast between the light of the fire place and the bad/awful Pale Man
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Lighting
Reality moments - very low key lighting, dark also a hint of blue in the lights #
Fantasy World - higher key lighting, specifically at the end of the film, gold colors, very light and bright. In contrast it feels over exposed to the rest of the film #
Age Representation
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Adventurous - Ofelia wonders from the car to the stone statue, #
Adulthood
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None of the adults can engage with the fantasy world (even Mercedes). There lies a lack of belief for the characters
Innocence and naivety of children # #
Political Context
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Surviving republicans were treated like second class citizens, compared to those who supported Franco
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Mise - en - Scene
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The Pale Man Scene
Dominant colour on the banquet table is red (the red jelly/red grapes) symbolises the bloodshed from the Pale Man, innocent children
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Ofelia brings a bag with the fairies - used for protection, highlights her innocence as a character. Is brave for going in but needs protection
Children's shoes - the holocaust, children are very innocent. The Pale Man resembles figures of power (Hitler)
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Gender Representation
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Controlling
Vidal - Treats Carmen horrifically at dinner table #
Vidal - Obsession over continuing his legacy through his son, even when he is going to die
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Brave
Ofelia - she is the protagonist of the film and ventures into the different tasks by herself. She has no help
Mercedes - refuses to tell Vidal anything about the resistance - even though she could die. Cuts him with the knife. --> 'You won’t be the first pig I’ve gutted’
Rebellious/defiant
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Mercedes - Supportive of the resistance (supplies them with medicine and aid) – brother is part of this
Powerful
Mercedes - After surviving Vidal, she decides his own fate (given power and control) – cutting him off ‘tell my son the time that his father died. Tell him…’ ‘No. He won’t even know your name.’
Ofelia - Refuses to kill her brother, takes power away from the faun. She is able to bring the fantasy world to life
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Carmen in general is seen as a necessity for the son to be born, but this is her only use (Vidal tells the doctor to at all costs make sure the baby survives)