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The Devil's Backbone DVD (2002) Marissa Paredes, del Toro (DIR) cert 15Title: The Devil's Backbone Leading Actor: Marissa Paredes Region: Region 2 Duration: 106 mins Format: DVD / Widescreen Type: DVD 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
5060034570172
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3945750

Product Key Features

Film/TV Title
The Devil's Backbone
Actor
Eduardo Noriega, Marisa Paredes, Inigo Garces, Frederico Luppi
Director
Guillermo del Toro
Subtitle Language
English
Format
DVD
Language
Spanish
Release Year
2002
Features
Special effect Sequence Breakdown\Storyboard To Screen Sequences\Behind The Scenes Featurette\Theatrical Trailer\Potimum Trailer Showreel, Widescreen, With Subtitles
Aspect Ratio
Wide Screen
Run Time
103 Mins
Genre
Horror/Occult, General

Additional Product Features

Certificate
15
Number of Discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
Spain
Director of Photography
Guillermo Navarro
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...
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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.
Movie/TV Title
The Devil's Backbone
Executive Producer
Bertha Navarro, Agustin Almodovar
Sound source
Dolby Digital 5.1
Screenwriter
Antonio Trashorras, David Munoz, Guillermo Del Toro

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5 out of 5 stars
by evachr_9d0k1i13 Sep, 2018
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Love this film scary
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
5 out of 5 stars
by pedav_1401 Aug, 2018
A WELL MADE ENTERTAINING FILM WITH MANY TWISTS AND SURPRISES.
A WELL MADE AND ENTERTAINING FILM. BELIEVABLE CHARACTERS.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
5 out of 5 stars
by build4all27 Jan, 2021
Del toro, say no more.
Great
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3 out of 5 stars
by sfle979622 May, 2010
not great
my expectations of this film was really high because of the director and his other work but i was let down by an average cast and scare fest, the ghost wasnt scary in the slightest with the build up being rubbish. Big thumbs down for me.
5 out of 5 stars
by delectable_.col...25 Jun, 2008
Classic Spanish Ghost Movie
This movie is quite simply a modern day classic with a great story line and excellent acting. Please don't be put off by the fact its a spanish movie give it a chance I guarantee you won't be dissapointed. Another brilliant movie by the genius that is Guillermo Del Torro!

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A WELL MADE ENTERTAINING FILM WITH MANY TWISTS AND SURPRISES.

Del toro, say no more.

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Classic Spanish Ghost Movie

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