Having been captivated by Guillermo del Toro's The Devil's Backbone, which was on IFC twice yesterday, the eagerly awaited Oregon debut of his new film Pan's Labyrinth occurred last Friday at Cinema 21.
The film opens at more theaters this Friday, I'm hoping that Salem or Eugene might be amongst those cities, for shorter traveling distance, but then heading up to Portland for a day of film, food, browsing and shopping is not an unpleasant day out to be sure.
The rich mix of reality and fantasy in this new film seems to be a winner once again set during the Spanish Civil War, I was mesmerized by the beauty (and tragedy) of del Toro's work in Devil's Backbone, walking the fine line between human needs and wants delicately, aided by some stunning visual work as well.
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