The film (but not the special features) is available currently on Netflix for subscribers January 28, 2019.
Pan’s Labyrinth (Spanish: El laberinto del fauno, lit. ‘The Labyrinth of the Faun‘) is a 2006 Mexican/Spanish dark fantasy drama film written and directed by Guillermo del Toro.
OVERVIEW
Pan’s Labyrinth (Spanish: El laberinto del fauno, lit. ‘The Labyrinth of the Faun‘) is a 2006 Mexican/Spanish dark fantasy drama film written and directed by Guillermo del Toro.
The role of Pan’s Labyrinth in our class:
Pan will serve as :
- An example of a story conforming to the Hero’s Journey Plot Structure
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- Consciousness Expansion
Faun’s Voice Over [English translation of the first spoken lines heard in the film opening]:
A long time ago, in the underground realm, where there are no lies or pain, there lived a Princess who dreamed of the human world. She dreamed of blue skies, soft breeze, and sunshine. One day, eluding her keepers, the Princess escaped. Once outside, the brightness blinded her and erased every trace of the past from her memory. She forgot who she was and where she came from. Her body suffered cold, sickness, and pain. Eventually, she died. However, her father, the King, always knew that the Princess’ soul would return, perhaps in another body, in another place, at another time. And he would wait for her, until he drew his last breath, until the world stopped turning . . . (“Memorable Quotes for El Laberinto del Fauno (2006)”).
https://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/FA125/PansLabyrinth2006/introPansLabyrinth.htm
ACTIVITIES
Our activities in this Pan unit will be organized as follows (in this order):
Monday, January 28
A. Overview: Read and Watch the following web pages as preparation for reading the book:
- Watch Pan’s Labyrinth.
Wednesday, January 30
B. The Big Picture: Instructor Videos
Watch these videos for a greater understanding of the underlying concepts of del Toro’s movie.
- Del Toro video on Myth in Pan’s Labyrinth (blackboard link to Panopto—15 minutes)
- My video on fascism as background for the movie. (YouTube—69 minutes)
Saturday, February 2— IMBOLC!
C. Video Viewing & Blog Entry
Watch my videos on Pan’s Labyrinth:
- Believing in Fairy Tales (12 minutes)
- “Fascism, Fauns, and Fairy Tales” (Panopto link in our Blackboard Pan’s Labyrinth module—25 minutes).
Then write and post your second reading-response BLOG ENTRY, now in response to Pan’s Labyrinth and my video. Again, be sure to post a hyperlink to your entry in our Blackboard Blog site.
You will find my Prompt for your Blog Post on this page.
Tuesday, February 5
E. Commentary on Groupmates’ Blog Entries
Once you have submitted your own blog entry, read the blog entries written by your two groupmates and then write comments on their entries. This is one way we will have class conversations in our online format.
For instructions on your comments, see my “Responding to Your Blogmates” page.
LINKS
CLASS LINKS
- Vocabulary
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EXTERNAL LINKS
- (Wikipedia)
- Spanish Civil War—3-Minute History
- Spanish Civil War—10 Minute Overview
- Charlie Rose Interview
- Mark Kermode Interview
- Recap of the Hero’s Journey Structure
- Ofelia’s Hero’s Journey (student work): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6