Directed and written by Guillermo del Toro, Pan’s Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno) is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a restored version set to screen at Cannes Classics, with stars Sergi López and Maribel Verdú.
It was not the first time—on 27 May 2006, Cannes witnessed the debut of this iconic dark fantasy, Pan’s Labyrinth, greeted by a thunderous 22‑minute standing ovation.
Ivana Baquero, Ariadna Gil, and Sergi López star in this movie. Set in 1944 Francoist Spain, 1944, a young girl with a vivid imagination crosses paths with a mysterious faun who reveals she is a princess and sets her three perilous trials to prove her worth.
alongside Doug Jones appears as both the Faun and the Pale Man, joined by Ariadna Gil as Carmen/Queen, Álex Angulo as Doctor Ferreiro, Manolo Solo as Garcés, César Vea as Serrano, Roger Casamajor as Pedro, and Federico Luppi as the King of the Underworld, Ofelia’s father
Widely regarded as one of the greatest fantasy films ever made and a landmark of the 2000s, Pan’s Labyrinth won numerous honors, including three Academy Awards, three BAFTAs (Best Film Not in the English Language), the Ariel Award for Best Picture, and the Hugo Award.
Guillermo del Toro’s fascination with fantastical creatures since childhood, where he often drew demons in their school books and in notebooks.
We can see his obsession with monsters in these movies, like Blade II (2002), Hellboy (2004), Hellboy II: The Golden Army(2008), The Shape of Water (2017), and his recent creation, Frankenstein(2025), which won three Academy Awards.
The three-time BAFTA and Oscar-winning film Frankenstein follows Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant scientist consumed by his obsession with forbidden knowledge, who succeeds in creating life from death. But his experiment gives rise to a tormented creature whose existence becomes a haunting reflection of Victor’s ambition and arrogance. As creator and creation turn against one another, their lives spiral toward tragedy and destruction.
