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The Devil's Backbone (Blu-ray, 2011)

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The Devil's Backbone Blu-Ray (2011) Marissa Paredes, del Toro (DIR) cert 15Title: The Devil's Backbone Leading Actor: Marissa Paredes Region: Region B Duration: 106 mins Format: Blu-ray / Special Edition Type: Blu-ray No.

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Set in Spain during the time of the Civil War, Casares and Carmen run a home for orphaned children. They receive a child named Carlos, who has been abandoned by his parents and soon Carlos is tormented by strange visions... Spanish dialogue with subtitles.

Product Identifiers

Producer
Pedro Almodovar, Guillermo Del Toro
EAN
5055201811318
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102177819

Product Key Features

Actor
Eduardo Noriega, Marisa Paredes, Inigo Garces, Frederico Luppi
Film/TV Title
The Devil's Backbone
Director
Guillermo del Toro
Language
Spanish
Subtitle Language
English
Run Time
108 Mins
Aspect Ratio
16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year
2011
Format
Blu-ray
Features
Widescreen, With Subtitles
Genre
Horror/Occult, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs
1
Certificate
15
Country/Region of Manufacture
Spain
Executive Producer
Bertha Navarro, Agustin Almodovar
Additional Information
During the Spanish Civil War, newly orphaned Carlos (Fernando Tielve) is taken to a school for the children of those who died fighting against fascism. He is given the bed that formerly belonged to Santi, a boy who recently died during an attack in which a bomb dropped, landing in the school's courtyard undetonated--a constant reminder of impending danger. As the amputee headmistress (Marisa Paredes, ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER) and the embittered caretaker Jacinto (Eduardo Noriega) engage in a love affair, the headmistress' cuckolded lover--the impotent but benevolent school doctor (Frederico Luppi)--sits by passively. After Santi's ghost repeatedly reveals itself to Carlos, another student spooks him with a dark secret about the boy's death. War surrounds the school, violence infests it from within, and Carlos sets out to avenge the death of Santi.
Taking on themes such as the brutality of war and the loss of innocence, Guillermo del Toro's (MIMIC) film skillfully combines elements of war, gothic horror, melodrama, and adventure to create a work that functions as both a genre film and a politically resonant piece of nostalgia. THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE uses history as a means of transforming what would otherwise be a routine ghost story into a powerful and affecting statement.
Reviews
Box Office - ...Throughout, Del Toro has composed vivid and riveting images that he has combined with an engrossing story, and the impressive performances of the entire cast keep DEVIL'S BACKBONE unabatingly compelling..., Entertainment Weekly - ...Richly atmospheric....Del Toro builds excitement, dread, and melodrama in equal layers..., Sight and Sound - ...THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE remains the work of a great stylist with a uniquely disturbing attraction to, and vision of, the frontier between life and death..., Total Film - A gutsy, first-rate, full-blooded ghost story, as elegant as it is brilliantly realised, New York Times - ...Mr. Del Toro takes an almost sensuous delight in weaving aural and visual textures of fear....Mr. Del Toro provokes your screams and shudders, but he also earns your tears...
Screenwriter
Antonio Trashorras, David Munoz, Guillermo Del Toro
Sound source
Dolby Digital
Movie/TV Title
The Devil's Backbone
Director of Photography
Guillermo Navarro
Consumer Advice
Contains strong language and violence

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