Casares federico luppi and carmen marisa paredes operate a small home for orphans in a remote part of spain during the spanish civil. All 9 guillermo del toro movies ranked from worst to best. As is often the case with del toros films, pans labyrinth is deeply empowering. Kindly antiques dealer jesus gris federico luppi happens upon an ancient golden device in the shape of a scarab, and soon finds himself possessor and victim of. He tells her shes a princess, but must prove her royalty by surviving three. The genius of pans labyrinth is the ways it melds a dark period in spains history with dark fantasy. As one of the premier rare book sites on the internet, alibris has thousands of rare books, first editions, and signed books available. In spain, a troop of soldiers are sent to a remote forest to flush out the. But no one dared go near it because its thorns were full of poison. February 23, 1936 october 20, 2017 was an argentinespanish film, tv, radio and theatre actor. After carlos a 12yearold whose father has died in the spanish civil war arrives at an ominous boys orphanage, he discovers the school is haunted and has many dark secrets which he must uncover. Pans labyrinth by guillermo del toro ariadna gil, ivana. At sunset, on top of that mountain, a magic rose blossomed every night that made whoever plucked it immortal. Audio commentaries on all three films interviews with del toro, director of photography guillermo navarro, and actors doug jones, federico luppi, and ron perlman welcome to bleak house, a 2010 video tour by del toro of his personal collections new piece on pans labyrinth featuring del toro and novelist cornelia funke interactive directors notebooks.
Learn more about federico luppi at with exclusive news, full bio and filmography as well as photos, videos, and more. In cronos, he plays jesus gris, an antiques dealer who finds a clockwork device that turns him into a vampire. The genius of pan s labyrinth is the ways it melds a dark period in spains history with dark fantasy. Soon ofelia finds the creatures of her imagination in which she used to escape have become a reality and she must. When young ofelia and her mother go to live with her new stepfather on a rural military outpost, she finds herself in a world of unimaginable cruelty. He is mostly known for his acclaimed films, pans labyrinth and the hellboy film.
Mexican filmmaker guillermo del toro returns to the phantasmagorical cinema that defined such early fare as cronos and the devils backbone with this haunting fantasydrama set in the aftermath of the spanish civil war and detailing the strange journeys of an imaginative young girl who may be the mythical princess of an underground kingdom. Fuentes in the 1997 film men with guns by john sayles. With marisa paredes, eduardo noriega, federico luppi, fernando tielve. Cronos 1993 is del toros first featurelength film, a visually stylish vampire horror story that he also wrote. Definitely a companion piece with pans labyrinth, and almost as good. His films draw heavily on sources as diverse as weird fiction, fantasy and war. An elderly antique dealer federico luppi falls victim to the device, but hes relentlessly pursued by the brutal nephew ron perlman of a dying businessman who wants the artifact to restore his failing health. Director guillermo del toro talks about the genesis of his beautiful daughter pans labyrinth, how a visit from a faun prompted his love affair with.
Federico luppi cronos, the devils backbone, pans labyrinth. But at the very beginning of his career, guillermo del toro honed his directorial skills with a truly brilliant, unique movie called cronos, which expertly blended alchemy, vampirism and creeping psychological horror. The packaging is novel but it is too cumbersome to get to pans labyrinth. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This isnt an appropriate film for children it can often be graphic, frightening and resemble a horror movie. February 23, 1936, in ramallo, buenos aires province october 20, 2017 in buenos aires was an argentinespanish movie, television, radio and theatre actor. Federico luppi federico luppi was an argentine actor, who had spanish citizenship by nature card. Buy cronos dvd by ron perlman, claudio brook, margarita isabel, tamara shanath, guillermo del toro, federico luppi, ron perlman federico luppi isbn. What digital items do customers buy after viewing this item. A gorgeous, raw fantasy meets period piece in spanish history, minging in a young girls life quest. Cant and wont by lydia davis, the reapers are the angels by alden bell, the zombie autopsies. Pans labyrinth is ambitious and original something very rare in cinema today.
Whether as writer, director, or producer, guillermo del toro is known for films which mesh fairy tales and horror, among them pans labyrinth, the orphanage, and julias eyes. Powerless and lonely in a place of great danger, ofelia lives out her own dark fable as she confronts monsters both otherworldly and human after she discovers a neglected labyrinth behind the family home. Federico luppi, a dignified argentine actor well known for his. Remembering the late actor federico luppi with guillermo del toro. Federico luppi, 83, actor known for del toro films. Guillermo del toro hellboy, pans labyrinth made an auspicious, audacious feature debut with cronos, a highly unorthodox tale about the seductiveness of the idea of immortality. Guillermo del toro celebrity profile check out the latest guillermo del toro photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Elevenyearold ofelia comes face to face with the horrors of fascism when she and her pregnant mother are uprooted to the countryside, where her new stepfather, a sadistic captain in general francos army, hunts down republican guerrillas who refuse to give up the fight. Mexican horror films eerie books blog horror books and. The girl, ofelia, accompanies her mother, carmen to an outpost where carmens new husband awaits, a ruthless officer intent on wiping out the spanish resistance in the nearby hills and seeing that his son is born where he is, regardless of the physical pain it causes the mother. Guillermo del toro born october 9, 1964 is a mexican director, producer, screenwriter, novelist and designer. The audience cant help but revel in the minds eye of mexican filmmaker, guillermo del toro, when watching this awardwinning film. Pans labyrinth 2006 another criticallyacclaimed film from guillermo del toro, this time set in 1944 spain.
Set in 1944 spain, against the backdrop of the antifranco guerrilla warfare. As is often the case with del toros films, pan s labyrinth is deeply empowering. Pans labyrinth dvd jefferson county public library. Luppi would later perform an affectionate cameo as king of the underworld in del toros pans labyrinth. He is best known for the academy awardwinning fantasy films pans labyrinth 2006 and the shape of water 2017, winning the oscars for best director and best picture for the latter. As franco consolidates his brutal hold after years of civil war, lonely and dreamy ofelia must come to terms with the cruelty around her. Pans labyrinth unfolds through the eyes of ofelia, a young girl uprooted to a remote military outpost commanded by her new stepfather. The spanish civil war theme is brilliantly relayed through the use of ghostly and fairy tale material.
The horrors inflicted by the franco regime, partly hidden from history by the rise of hitler and ww2, are still all too easily ignored by the rest of the world. Federico luppi, who died last week at 83, was a great argentinian character actor whose work spanned four decades. Federico luppi, 83, actor known for del toro films the. Many of his films are classified as dark spanish fantasy or gothic horror, and his. He is mostly known for his acclaimed films, pans labyrinth and the hellboy film franchise. The forthcoming book, guillermo del toros the devils backbone. The story takes place in spain during the summer of 1944, five years after the spanish civil war, during the early francoist. Take heed of that 15 certificate the film earns it. Federico luppi was born on february 23, 1934 in ramallo, buenos aires, argentina as federico jose luppi malacalza. He is a frequent collaborator with ron perlman, federico luppi and doug jones.
He was an actor and director, known for cronos 1993, the devils backbone 2001 and pan s labyrinth. During the night, she meets a fairy who takes her to an old faun in the center of the labyrinth. The labyrinth of the faun is a 2006 spanishmexican dark fantasy drama horror film written and directed by guillermo del toro and starring ivana baquero, sergi lopez, maribel verdu, doug jones, and ariadna gil. Luppi made his englishlanguage debut in the role of dr. The film stars federico luppi, a veteran spanishlanguage actor who worked again with del toro on the devils backbone and pans labyrinth. In a dark time for a young girl, spain and the entire world, the haunting fantasies within her mind merge into reality, giving birth to a land of fantastical creatures and secret destiniespans labyrinth. Currently everybody thinks of him as directing pans labyrinth or the hellboy movies. A dark fable set five years after the end of the spanish civil war. A 100page hardcover book featuring an introduction by author neil.