The Devil's Backbone details
| Formats: | 15 DVD, 18 Blu-ray |
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| Starring: | Marisa Paredes, Eduardo Noriega, Frederico Luppi, Inigo Garces |
| Director: | Guillermo del Toro |
| Genres: | Horror, Thriller, World Cinema - Korean |
| Studio: | ELEVATION |
| Collections: | FILMCLUB Recommends... |
| Name | Discs | |
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The Devil's Backbone |
15 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 43 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 25 Mar 2002 |
| Main languages: | Spanish |
| Subtitles: | English |
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Gorgeous and memorable
By Grimmy (31 reviews) from Up North , 11 Jul 2007[Highly rated reviewer]
Beautifuly shot and composed, with many filmic references (from The Searchers to The Shining), a very talented cast, unobtrusive but effective special effects; this is a ghost story, not a 'horror-flick'. There is minimal gore, though the finale is explosive and graphically violent. Suspense, unease and tension build slowly but surely and there are a number of scary encounters or near encounters along the way. The real 'horror' is in the actions, motivation and choices of the living. The sense of place and time is palpable (Spain, summer, the Civil War, the impovrished and isolated orphanage, the cool of the night and the dank creepy shadows of the cellar). This is simply a top-quality film that transcends genres.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(217)No tension, nor a compelling story
By MrBuffy (3 reviews) , 05 May 2013THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS Show review anywayHide
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Deep and meaningful
By SussexWelsh (1 review) , 03 Feb 2013Absolutely incredible film. Atmospheric photography, wonderful setting. Far more going on than meets the eye. One of the best we've seen. Watch and appreciate.- Was this review helpful to you?
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One of the best thriller/horror films ever
By paddyh (20 reviews) , 19 Jan 2013fantastic psycological thriller/horror film set during the spanish cvil war. We forgot it was in spanish! Keep you cusion handy.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Another brilliant one from Del Toro
By cheesekake (1312 reviews) from uk , 08 Oct 2012if you like this one you'll love Pan's Labyrinth too.
This film has Del Toro's supreme quality in directing, with brilliant story and just all round enthralling film.
defo worth watching- Was this review helpful to you?
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great story
By a customer , 02 Jun 2012i thought this film was very good for little kids the acting was really good for them, maybe they could teach the adults in this film how to act.- Was this review helpful to you?
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