Y12 Pans Labyrinth Knowledge

Question 1

What were the names of the two sides who fought each other during the Spanish Civil War?

Answer 1

The Nationalists vs The Republicans

Question 2

What is Vidals Pocket Watch a Metaphor for?

Answer 2

Order, Routine, Legacy, Patriarchal dominance- it is also a source of anxiety for him, as he is worried he wont be able to pass the pocket watch down to his son

Question 3

What is the name of Del Toro’s production company?

Answer 3

Wild Bunch

Question 4

What happens to the score of the Lullaby when Ofelia see’s the fairy in the bedroom before following it to the Labyrinth?

Answer 4

The lullaby spikes, and becomes a sound bridge as she follows the fairy

Question 5

What elements of film form are used to introduce Vidal ( there are more than one)

Answer 5

J-cut of the watch, P.O.V shot and high angle from his perspective, Dark monochromatic uniform, close up on his face

Question 6

What does this still tell us about how the Nationalists lived? link to the key words we copied down last lesson before watching this sequence

Question 7

What is the significance of Mercedes kitchen Knife?

Answer 7

Anchors her as the strong female character who fights back against patriarchy. Knife is a symbol of resistance

Question 8

Why do you think Del Toro chooses to cast someone who has a stammer to play a Republican solider?

Answer 8

Shows the soldiers are human, which is unlike the Nationalist soldiers who all appear very similar and robotic like