I watched this film for the first time this week and made note of its evocative cinematography and its original mix of combining child-like fantasy with adult issues.
The film is set in Spain under Franco's dictatorship and follows a young girl (Ofelia) who is interested in books and fairy-tales.
There appears to be two plots in the film. One being the war time reality, and the other being a fantasy. This fantasy seems to be a metaphor of both being human and of the feelings of the oppressed Spanish people at the time.
In regards to the cinematography; the lighting, the camera movement and the special effects all contribute to making this film an epic piece. The use of fantasy and CGI graphics are intriguing. The use of violence contrasted with a child's imagination evokes many emotions.
The technical details about the making of the film can be found on IMDB here.
The website of the film is also a great resource, and has an interesting and award winning design which can be found here.
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