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Ye Old Curiosity Shop: Pan's Labyrinth

So, carrying on with the eStream goodness an excellent resource for budding creature designers is Guillermo de Toro's directorial masterpiece Pan's Labyrinth .

Essentially an adult fairytale, set in 1944 Spain, about an 11-year-old girl with a brutal stepfather who is drawn into a magical world of mythical beings. Pan's Labyrinth still stands up to scrutiny in a genre where the special effects can quickly date.

How well do think Del Toro captured this "other" world of magic and paganism? What other themes is Del Toro exploring here?

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