Component 2 - Section A - GLOBAL FILM - CONTEXT
PAN'S LABYRINTH
The eight study areas for A-Level Film Studies:
1. Film form
2. Meaning and response
3. Contexts
4. Spectatorship
5. Narrative
6. Ideology
7. Auteur
8. Critical debates
40 mark question - 2 films (no need for a comparison)
PAN'S LABYRINTH
(Spain, Mexico)
2006
Writer, director, producer
Guillermo del Toro
Won three Academy Awards: Cinematography, makeup, production design
CONTEXT
The PRI (Institutional Revolutionary Party) governed Mexico for over 70 years, from 1929 to 2001.
During this time, they were responsible for corruption, electoral fraud and authoritarianism (a way of governing that values order and control over personal freedom).
KEY THEMES:
issues of gender and women's roles
rural vs urban Mexico
modernism, religion and economy
political issues
disintegration of society, values, morals etc.
sexual unfulfillment
sci-fi and new horror/thriller
He is known for:
Fractionation with monsters
Fairytales of horror
Catholicism
Clockwork motifs
Practical special effects
Dominant amber lighting
PAN'S LABYRINTH
(Spain, Mexico)
2006
Writer, director, producer
Guillermo del Toro
Won three Academy Awards: Cinematography, makeup, production design
CONTEXT
The PRI (Institutional Revolutionary Party) governed Mexico for over 70 years, from 1929 to 2001.
During this time, they were responsible for corruption, electoral fraud and authoritarianism (a way of governing that values order and control over personal freedom).
KEY THEMES:
issues of gender and women's roles
rural vs urban Mexico
modernism, religion and economy
political issues
disintegration of society, values, morals etc.
sexual unfulfillment
sci-fi and new horror/thriller
He is known for:
Fractionation with monsters
Fairytales of horror
Catholicism
Clockwork motifs
Practical special effects
Dominant amber lighting
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