{VIRTUAL} GUILLERMO DEL TORO DOUBLE FEATURE: THE DEVILS BACKBONE & PAN’S LABYRINTH

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When Guillermo del Toro pitched The Devil’s Backbone, he said, “I want to do a film about some kids in an orphanage during the Spanish Civil War–and oh yeah, one of them’s dead.” Years later, in the film Pan’s Labyrinth, we hear a voice-over open the film by describing a young girl who came from another world, suffered in this one, then died. Though their lives are tragically ephemeral, these children form the moral and symbolic centers of each story and teach us about the immense power of magic.

Many do not know these films are connected, in that del Toro sees Pan’s Labryinth as a sequel to The Devil’s Backbone, but they are deeply entwined, through time period, historical events, politics, child protagonists, life vs. death, “fairy” godparent figures, themes, and even elements of the cinematography, with imagery and sets designed to create mirror imagery from one film to the other. Join me for a very thorough look at these two films and learn more about each of them both separately and linked together; discover deeper symbolism, meanings, and develop even more appreciation for the genius that is Guillermo del Toro.

Susan Redington Bobby is a practicing witch and the founder of Professor of Words, LLC, where she is an online teacher, an editor, a writing mentor, and a tutor. Her specialty is being able to read people on a deeper level through their writing. She is a retired professor of English with expertise in fairy tales, adolescent literature, goddess archetypes, magical realism, creative writing, and film studies. She is the author of Beyond His Dark Materials, the editor of Fairy Tales Reimagined, and co-editor of The Artemis Archetype in Popular Culture. The Series Editor of Tales from Fiddler’s Green, she also publishes creative fiction under the pen name Miranda Rey. She is currently studying the Bardic Course in Druidry from OBOD (the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids). She maintains Mellie’s Grove, a certified backyard wildlife habitat that is home to a rescued and stabilized cat colony and all manner of wildlife.