Pan's labyrinth 3 scenes Flashcards
(27 cards)
Cinematography in the opening scene- fairytales
-Camera pans to Ofelia, twists and moves closer to her face to an extreme close up of her eye- fairy-tale, mystical feeling
-Crane shot and camera panning through blue/grey kingdom
Panning makes it feel like you are flying and coming through the story
Sound in the opening scene- fairytales
-diegetic sound of Ofelia breathing and Mercedes humming
overlap each other, juxtaposition in time; child dying + lullaby
innocence of lullaby + corruption of dying child
may represent adolescence as Mercedes hums to Ofelia to soothe her- very maternal act
humming becomes aural motif
-Diegetic sound of narration- immediately places it as a story
Colour palette in the opening scene- fairytales
Colour palette- blues- creates fairy-tale/mystical atmosphere, feels unrealistic
production design in opening scene- fairy tales
production design- giant buildings- fairy tale
‘eye protein’
Context for opening scene- fairytales
Women under Franco’s rule were greatly suppressed and were forced to fulfil traditional roles as housewives or mothers.
Mercedes humming- her taking on a maternal role in an empowering and nurturing way.
taking on her traditional role while also subverting gender norms
cinematography in opening book scene- rebellion, coming of age
close up of Ofelia flicking through her book
cuts to two shot of Ofelia and her mum with Ofelia looking through her book
this asserts Ofelia as a knowledgeable and powerful character
Low angle from Ofelia’s side- mother looking down on her and not understanding her
Proxemics in opening book scene-rebellion, coming of age
Proxemics- sat close but very different people
closeness at beginning
Performance in opening book scene-rebellion, coming of age
And props
Ofelia’s performance- grabs book back off of mum
Mum performance- touches Ofelia’s cheek- close in the beginning of film
Book- represent adolescence at beginning of film- fairy book
Context in opening book scene-rebellion, coming of age
under Franco’s rule and under any fascist rule books were burnt
Ofelia as a symbol of antifascism
her bringing salvation as she is delivering knowledge to the camp.
cinematography in Paleman sequence- rebellion
Dolly shot brings the camera closer to Ofelia then panning to the right to a close up of the grapes
close up of ofelia eating grape- showing her disobedience and innocence
Pull focus from Ofelia to Pale Man- wondering if she should do it or not-shows youth-gives into enticement
Sound in paceman sequence- rebellion
Non- diegetic score- minor key, intense moment
Diegetic sound of fairies telling her not to
Mise-en scene:facial, props, physicality in paceman sequence- rebellion
Facial expressions- confused and curious look- thinking through
Props- she eats fruit- could represent eve eating forbidden fruit
Physicality+ proxemics- places herself turned away and far away from the paleman- ignores the threats that come with it
Performance in paleman sequence- rebellion
Performance- Ofelia waves them away
this represents her thought process as she sees the grapes and decides to take one despite being told not to
Context in paleman sequence- rebellion
eats the grapes-adolescent to political rebellion.
She decides to go against the rules which could be a metaphor for rebelling against fascist ideologies
Adam and Eve
Church used to spread agenda, church had control over school- Ofelia would have been in primary school
cinematography Paleman sequence-power
High angle looking down at Ofelia
Low angle as Ofelia looks up at the paleman
Proxemics and body language in paceman sequence- power
pale man sat at head of table with hands on table- authoritative body language and positioning
(mirrors Vidal banquet scene so can represent dangers of male dominance)
set design in paceman sequence- power
pile of shoes, paintings on ceiling and high points
sound in pale man sequence- power
Non-diegetic sound of babies crying- misuse of power
Non-diegetic music crescendo as pale- man comes to life
Context in paleman sequence- power
represent the oppressive regime Franco had in place and the great loss of life due to the spanish civil war.
concentration camps
The pale man sat at the head of the table could represent Franco’s belief in monarchy
Women were greatly supressed
cinematography final scene- coming of age and gender
Close up of Ofelia- only see top half she reaches down out of frame, lifts hand back up and it is bloody- reference to menstruation to show Ofelia has grown up by the end
Shallow focus with Ofelia close to the camera and Vidal in the background walking away
Vidal has lost his power as he walks away from the camera and we end up with a close up of Ofelia
Shows her importance and the sacrifice she has made
sound final scene- coming of age and gender
Non-diegetic, parallel score- intense and dramatic-pivotal moment
MES:proxemics, costume, facial final scene- coming of age and gender
proxemics- Vidal moves away from Ofelia- doesn’t need an adult figure, she is now the focus
costume design- bloody- menstruation?
facial expression- concerned look- she is going through turmoil and she can’t be shielded from the harsh reality- no more just reading fairy tale books
context for final scene- coming of age and gender
Ofelia’s death represent the liberation of women
dies as a sacrifice to make the world a better place for marginalized groups.
\She is the symbol of hope shown through her death
Vidal parallels Franco as this scene presents how Vidal is going to lose his power through the use of cinematography.
Franco’s fascism died- King Juan Carlos I became his successor and then restored democracy- undoing Franco’s ideas
Cinematography Final scene- gender
Wide shot of Vidal walking out to the rebels
two shot of pedro and mercedes
shot reverse shot of them facing Vidal- showing that men and women can work together.
