Pan's Labyrinth (El Laberinto del Fauno) DVD - Criterion Collection

Pan's Labyrinth (El Laberinto del Fauno) DVD - Criterion Collection 2 disc set - 2006 film directed by Guillermo del Toro. In this award-winning film - in the fascist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world. This incredible film is the story about a young girl and the fantasy world she created, to survive the harsh reality she faced. This movie teaches us how children survive the real world, which they are not prepared for, and how adults have forgotten this ability, disregard it as nothing, missing its 'power'. Visually stunning and original, this film will stay with you long after it has ended. Stars Ariadna Gil, Sergi López, Maribel Verdí­ and Ivana Baquero. Rated R for graphic violence and some language, 112 minutes. Spanish audio and optional subtitles in Spanish or English.

This Criterion collection 2 disc set also includes:

DIRECTOR-APPROVED TWO-DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- Newly graded 2K digital master, supervised by director Guillermo del Toro
- Audio commentary by del Toro from 2007
- New interview with del Toro by novelist Cornelia Funke about fairy tales, fantasy, and Pan s Labyrinth
- New interview with actor Doug Jones
- Four 2007 making-of documentaries, examining the characters, production, special effects, themes, and music of the film
- Interactive director s notebook
- Footage of actor Ivana Baquero s audition for the film
- Animated comics featuring prequel stories for the film s menagerie of creatures
- Programs comparing selected production storyboards and del Toro s thumbnail sketches with the final film; visual effects work for the Green Fairy; and elements of the film s score
- Trailers and TV spots
- PLUS: An essay by film critic Michael Atkinson