1. The movie's Spanish title is "El laberinto del fauno," meaning "The Labyrinth of the Faun," a reference to both classical mythology and a short story of the same title by Argentine author Jorge ...

Although Jones was ideally suited to play the double-jointed super-faun who acts as her fierce ... Indeed, the grim Labyrinth—which is in no way suitable for children—has a richly burnished ...

While struggling with the Dark Side of the unknown brutality, Ofelia finds the stone labyrinth and meets the tale’s so-called Faun, who gives her three trials to prove she is a lost princess.

During the night, she meets a fairy who takes her to an old faun in the center of the labyrinth. He tells her she's a princess, but must prove her royalty by surviving three gruesome tasks.