Guillermo del Toro's beautiful and bloody Pan's Labyrinth, a fantasy adventure/political drama, is the focus of the ninth episode of a film criticism playlist. The narrator looks at the film through two interpretative lenses: as a story of a young girl who creates a fantasy world to escape the realities of her life, and as a film that shines a harsh light on the monstrous behavior of man.

Concepts

film, film analysis, film making

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Additional Tags

visual and performing arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Viewing the film requires parent or guardian permission for viewers under 17

Classroom Considerations

• The film is in Spanish with English subtitles
• The episodes in the playlist are designed to be viewed in order and reference concepts discussed in previous episodes
• Given the subject matter and the film's R rating, the film and the review are most appropriate for college level film studies students

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Film clips are included to illustrate concepts in the review

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.3 SL.11-12.3