Ofelia

Ofelia frequently escapes to the woods surrounding the mill and soon finds an ancient stone labrynth in which she discovers a woodland faun that thinks Ofelia is the long-lost princess.

MOVIE REVIEW: Pan's Labrynth Kevin 2007

The relationship between Carmen and Ofelia is given surprisingly little attention, except that it's clear that Carmen is deliberately setting Ofelia apart -- trying to shield her from her stepfather's world with distance and deference.

busy busy busy 2007

The movie appears to be not only against the fascists but with the communists, but Ofelia is trying to escape to a world where the fairies will reward her valor by crowning her reigning monarch.

Movie Review: Pan's Labyrinth 2007

Pan's Labyrinth in 100 words or less: In 1944 - at the height of the Franco regime in Spain - young Ofelia is summoned with her heavily pregnant mother (Carmen) to a rural military outpost, that they may live with Ofelia's newish stepfather (Vidal).

busy busy busy 2007

We immediately sense that Ofelia is lost in a fantasy world as she stares out the window seeing the world her way all the while clutching an armful of fairy tale books.

Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2006

Though her bond with Ofelia is not one of blood, she demonstrates that it is possible -- and sometimes desirable -- to embrace the roles regardless of strict relation.)

busy busy busy 2007

Pan is a jagged, steeply angular fairyland faun who encounters a soft, luminous little Spanish girl called Ofelia and turns her world into a labyrinth of confusion, comfort, longing, and agonizing life-and-death choices.

Buzzine » Movie Roundup 2007

Under the sway of faeries, Ofelia finds a labyrinth under the house; meets a faun Doug Jones who will assign her three tasks; and, ultimately, discovers her fate.

'Idiot Brother': Silly, Satirical and Smart John Anderson 2011

This is precisely what has to change, according to Ofelia Garcia,Professor in the Ph.D. programs of Urban Education and of Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Languages at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

Turnstyle: Will More Latino Teachers Solve The Latino Achievement Gap In U.S.? Turnstyle 2011

This is precisely what has to change, according to Ofelia Garcia,Professor in the Ph.D. programs of Urban Education and of Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Languages at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

Turnstyle: Will More Latino Teachers Solve The Latino Achievement Gap In U.S.? Turnstyle 2011