The Devil's Backbone ( El espinazo del diablo ) ( The Devil's Back bone )

The Devil's Backbone (Blu-Ray) (*)

$27.99

Original Title: El espinazo del diablo
Alternate Title: The Devil's Back bone
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Goya Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Spanish ( Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
107 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Behind the scenes
Commentary
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Special Edition
Storyboards
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2001 and produced in:
Mexico ( Latin America, Mexico )
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )

Directed By:
Guillermo del Toro

Written By:
Guillermo del Toro
Antonio Trashorras

Actors:
Marisa Paredes ..... Carmen
Eduardo Noriega ..... Jacinto
Federico Luppi ..... Dr. Casares
Fernando Tielve ..... Carlos
Íñigo Garcés ..... Jaime
Irene Visedo ..... Conchita
José Manuel Lorenzo ..... Marcelo
Francisco Maestre ..... El Puerco
Junio Valverde ..... Santi
Berta Ojea ..... Alma
Adrián Lamana ..... Gálvez
Daniel Esparza ..... Marcos
Miguel Ortiz ..... Búho
Juan Carlos Vellido
Javier Bódalo

Synopsis:

From acclaimed Mexican horror maestro, Guillermo Del Toro, comes The Devil's Backbone, a truly terrifying spine-tingler combining state of the art special effects with towering performances from a combination of Latin legends (Federico Luppi and Marisa Paredes) and younger stars (Eduardo Noriega, from Alejandro Amenabar's Open Your Eyes). A deliciously dark horror, The Devil's Backbone tells the tale of a remote Spanish orphanage during the final days of The Spanish Civil War whose young inhabitants are brutally terrorised by Santi, a decomposing spirit who stalks the building's dark decaying hallways. But, as the film builds to a grisly, explosive finale, the children learn the true story of Santi's death and rise up to vow a deadly vengeance on his vicious murderer. Produced by Pedro Almodovar and brilliantly photographed for maximum suspence by leading cinematographer Guillermo Navarra, The Devil's Backbone is a truly haunting, memorable ghost story.

Guillermo del Toro, who quickly became one of the most talked-about directors in contemporary horror films with his first two features, Chronos and Mimic, takes on a more subtle tale of terror with this psychological suspense piece. Casares (Federico Luppi) and Carmen (Marisa Paredes) operate a small home for orphans in a remote part of Spain during the Spanish Civil War. Helping the couple mind the orphanage are Jacinto (Eduardo Noriega), the groundskeeper, and Conchita (Irene Visedo), a teacher who is also involved with Jacinto. Casares and Carmen are aligned with the Republican loyalists, and are hiding a large cache of gold that's used to back the Republican treasury; perhaps not coincidentally, the orphanage has also been subject to attacks from Franco's troops, and an unexploded bomb waits to be defused in the home's courtyard. One day, a boy named Carlos (Fernando Tielve) arrives at the home, looking for a place to stay after being left behind by his parents. Casares and Carmen take him in, and the boy soon strikes up an unlikely friendship with Jaime (Inigo Garces), a boy with a reputation for tormenting other kids. But Carlos soon begins having visions of a mysterious apparition he can't identify, and hears strange stories about a child named Santi who went missing the day the bomb appeared near the orphanage.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 13 December, 2011.

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