2. Basics
• Open to all students.
• Wednesday or Thursday evenings on
a fortnightly basis.
• 5.00 – 8.00pm.
• Room may change each session.
• FREE!
• Film intro screening discussion
3. Purpose & Aims
• Watch films.
• Meet other cinema fans.
• Enhance knowledge and
understanding of cinema from
different cultural backgrounds
besides Hollywood and British
film.
4. Screenings
• French, Spanish, German, Italian,
Swedish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese
cinema.
• Perhaps films containing foreign
languages that are Hollywood-
produced.
• Film from different culture in each
session.
• First three pilot screenings: Pan’s
Labyrinth (2006), Amélie (2001),
Oldboy (2003). Dates are to be
confirmed.
5. • Which foreign language films
have you seen?
• Does anyone know of any
European or Asian directors?
• Does anyone have a
particular favourite
cinematic culture? Or film
movement?
6.
7. BASIC DETAILS
• Year of release: 2006
• Country : Spain, Mexico
• Language: Spanish
• Director: Guillermo Del Toro
• Cast: Ivana Baquero, Ariadna Gil, Sergi López, Doug Jones.
• Genre: Drama, Fantasy, War
• Motion Picture Rating: R (15 in the UK) for graphic violence &
language.
• PLOT: In the fascist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of
a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy
world.
8. TRIVIA
• The original Spanish title refers to the fauns of Roman
mythology, while the English, German, and French titles
refer specifically to the faun-like Greek character Pan.
• Received 22 minutes of standing ovation at the Cannes Film
Festival in 2006.
• Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 96% based on 200
reviews.
• Ranked 116th on IMDB’s top 250 and 5th on EMPIRE’s 100
Best Films Of World Cinema.
• Nominated for 6 Academy Awards (including Best Original
Screenplay and Best Foreign Language Film) and won 3.
9. • What was the intended message of the film, and was
it effectively delivered?
• How did it make you feel?
• What did you think of the shooting
style/cinematography?
• Who was your favourite/least favourite character?
• Who gave the best performance?
• If you’d seen it before, was it as you remembered?
• If you hadn’t, was it what you expected?
• Would you recommend or show it to others?
DISCUSSIONS
10. END
• Facebook: ‘University of
Wolverhampton World
Cinema Club’
• Contact e-mail:
s.j.james@wlv.ac.uk
• Next screening: Amélie
– Wednesday 23rd October
– 5.00 – 8.00pm
