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The Devil's Backbone (The Criterion Collection) [DVD]

Marisa Paredes (Actor), Eduardo Noriega (Actor), Guillermo del Toro (Director) Rated:
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Format: DVD
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 398 ratings
IMDb7.4/10.0
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Genre Horror
Format Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Multiple Formats, Color, Widescreen
Contributor Eduardo Noriega, Irene Visedo, Guillermo del Toro, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve
Language Spanish
Runtime 1 hour and 48 minutes
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The most personal film by Guillermo del Toro (Cronos) is also among his most frightening and emotionally layered. Set during the final week of the Spanish Civil War, THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE tells the tale of a ten-year-old boy who, after his freedom-fighting father is killed, is sent to a haunted rural orphanage full of terrible secrets. Del Toro effectively combines gothic ghost story, murder mystery, and historical melodrama in a stylish concoction that reminds us—as would his later Pan’s Labyrinth—that the scariest monsters are often the human ones.

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 5.12 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ CRRN2280DVD
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Guillermo del Toro
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Multiple Formats, Color, Widescreen
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 48 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ July 30, 2013
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Marisa Paredes, Eduardo Noriega, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve, Irene Visedo
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Criterion Collection
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00CEIOH50
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 398 ratings

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Danielle
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful cover and packaging
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2023
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This is one of my favorite films and Criterion delivered a perfect edition of it.
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J. Harrington-B
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the finest ghost stories ever told
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2013
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You probably know the Sixth Sense, The Others, The Woman in Black. But you probably have not heard of The Devil's Backbone. There is a reason this movie is getting the Criterion treatment: its is probably one of Del Toro's best films. Set in the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War, a group of boys discover a horrible secret about the death of a little boy who haunts their orphanage. Like many of Del Toro's films there is a political message here, but a love story as well--the political and the personal intersect, and its here that you get great storytelling. This film is considered by many to be Guillermo Del Toro's bookend to his newest film Pan's Labyrinth and you'll probably notice close similarities. But dont think that the ghost story is entirely the locus of the film, it is the stories of the lives of its characters that makes this movie shine.
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Alexander Garcia
5.0 out of 5 stars Poetry on screen - A classic Ghost story
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2013
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Some people think horror is about busty teens and young rebels being picked off by mysterious killers or lots of gore from a made up creature. Well this film has neither so stay away.

What you do have is a stunning film with great actors playing real people with real issues. Three or four stories are interwoven perfectly, set off with great imagery...all set around the Spanish civil war and the haunting corridors of an orphanage for abandoned children.

While the film does contain a ghost -the murdered child, Santi- the real horror of the film comes from the greed of certain adults who occupy the orphanage with the children.

This film is intelligent poetry on screen -mortality, love, hate, jealousy, greed and redemption are all explored.

This film puts many films to shame just for having a great story at it's core.
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Andrew Zindilis
5.0 out of 5 stars True Style
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2014
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This Film is a must , for fans of Beauty and Terror , Which seems to be Guillermo Del-Toro Trade marks , I was fortunate to purchase
a signed Blu Ray Criterion . Del-Toro is an excellent Artist in his own , and it shows in this film , He has a way with directing chidden
so as to see the story from a child's point of view , Especially where scene's of Terror or horror to Adults would be running scared , The child is seeing , not horror , but instead hiding , the child or children are curious , a kindred spirit . The real horror is outside , with the living who willing to murder a child for just being in the way. Guillermo Del-Toro shows us, in this remarkable film .
Thank you everyone : For giving me your time.
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Jorge
5.0 out of 5 stars Great film, great release
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2017
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Super edition.
As with all the Criterion edition this is no exception.
The only complain about it is not about this title but about the rest of the entire catalogue of Criterion.
I'm a spanish speaker. Of course, I can watch a movie in english without subtitles but not all can do the same.
Is it so expensive for Criterion to include subtitles in other language than english in their releases?
I think thay they're loosing a big chunk of the market for not doing it so.
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Dcubs
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic film and disc presentation!
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2021
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Fantastic! I already love the film but this presentation made it even better. Terrific bonus features as well.
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King David
4.0 out of 5 stars Great early movie from del Toro
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2014
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Before he got really big he was doing great "smaller" flicks like this that show his style and story-telling. Without giving up the story the movie is about a boy left at an orphanage during the Spanish civil war. While there he uncovers a mystery that remains unsolved but through his ability to communicate with the deceased victim the truth unfolds. More of a story-telling than a gotcha or boo thriller type movie. And, reading an essay on the movie to understand the symbolism regarding del Toro's position on the war and socialism makes it all the more interesting.
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The_Unknown_Rebel
5.0 out of 5 stars del Toro, Great film, Great cover art!
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2014
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A great restoration of one of our generations greatest adventure directors, GDT. I would not doubt the criterion collections are all great though. The cover art for this film is made by Mike Mignola, and it is great to look at!

The Devil's Backbone is greatly acted, amazingly directed by del Toro, and is a great film which parallels the plot of his more popular film, Pan's Labyrinth. His style is refined and great. Its a treat and a must have for any del Toro fan!
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Sparklz
5.0 out of 5 stars Ghost story.
Reviewed in Canada on November 16, 2023
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Great little ghost movie. As long as you’re okay reading English subtitles. Definitely worth buying.
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Rigo
5.0 out of 5 stars Hermosa
Reviewed in Mexico on March 9, 2023
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No duden en adquirirla, es una gran película por parte de Guillermo Del Toro. Esta restauración de Criterion me impresionó, qué buen trabajo hicieron en aspectos visuales y de sonido, en verdad no duden en comprarla. Quizá me hubiera gustado una caja más elaborada para esta película, pero no importa, el contenido del disco es genial; eso sí, contiene algunas ilustraciones muy bonitas dentro de un pequeño booklet.
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Robert Coogan
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic transfer of Spanish Language Guillermo del Toro Movie
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 4, 2015
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Great film, and beautifully rendered as always by Criterion.
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Susana Torres
5.0 out of 5 stars Muy buena edición
Reviewed in Mexico on February 1, 2021
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La edición me parece muy buena, el contenido extra en la película y el pequeño libro/folleto que contiene me parecieron una aportación significativa a una película con excelente imagen y sonido. Cabe mencionar que como en otras ediciones de The criterion collection los subtítulos son únicamente en inglés, sin embargo el idioma es el original de la película (español).
Realmente si te gusta esta película vale mucho la pena el hacerse de esta edición.
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David Aaron Campbell
5.0 out of 5 stars awesome
Reviewed in Canada on October 8, 2018
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loved it
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