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About this book
Del Toro's cult masterpiece locates the monstrous within fairytales and links it to the very real horrors of post-Civil War Spain. This book explores the film's cross-cultural and historical contexts, and its groundbreaking use of ancient myths and folklore. It also includes an interview with del Toro about the genesis and production of the film.
About the author
Mar Diestro-Dópido is a film critic based in London. She is a regular contributor to, and researcher for, Sight & Sound, and has written for Little White Lies, Dazed & Confused and Vertigo, as well as various academic books and journals.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pan's Labyrinth
Authors: Mar Diestro-Dópido
Series Title: BFI Film Classics
Publisher: British Film Institute London
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-84457-745-3Published: 25 October 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: 104
Topics: Latin American Cinema, European Cinema