PAN'S LABYRINTH — CANNES 2006

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Cannes, France — Modern gothic maestro Guillermo del Toro ("The Devil's Backbone") weaves a fertile narrative tapestry about Ofelia (Ivana Baquero), a whimsical little girl uprooted with her ailing pregnant mother Carmen (Ariadna Gil) during Franco's postwar Spain to go live with Carmen's cruel new husband Captain Vidal (Sergi Lopez).

A splash was made at Cannes.

When mother and daughter arrive at the rural abandoned mill Vidal has converted into a military headquarters for his troops, Ofelia escapes the oppressive atmosphere by exploring an old garden labyrinth where she meets a strange faun (Doug Jones) who assigns her tasks to prove her royalty as a princess.

Ofelia's dark fantasies are matched by the barbaric reality around her. Inspired by C.S. Lewis' "Chronicles of Narnia," "Pan's Labyrinth" is a deeply personal treatise on the defense mechanisms that children use to deal with war and death.

Bent.

Rated R. 120 mins.