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DescriptionFrom “Chronos” director Guillermo del Toro comes a haunting ghost story set in a Spanish orphanage that houses children of left-wing families during the final days of the Civil War. As a huge, unexploded bomb rests in the school's courtyard, Carlos, the young son of a dead war hero, is visited by the spectre of one of the orphanage's late residents, who tries to warn him of impending doom. Federico Luppi, Eduardo Noriega and Marisa Paredes star; co-produced by Pedro Almodovar. 108 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English; audio commentary by Del Toro; deleted scenes; “making of” documentary; storyboards; theatrical trailers. In Spanish with English subtitles. Actors
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Editorial ReviewSeething passions, wandering ghosts, and an unexploded bomb fill this beautifully filmed tale of war and suspense. Though The Devil's Backbone was advertised as a horror movie in the States, it's really more of a drama that happens to have ghosts in it. During the Spanish Civil War, young Carlos is abandoned at a completely isolated orphanage. The tensions therein have been building for years, exacerbated by the unexploded bomb resting menacingly in the courtyard. Bullies scheme, tempers flare, and a ghost that visits Carlos's bed seems to be the key to it all. The movie is full of excellent performances, especially by Marisa Paredes as the gruff-but-kind headmistress, Eduardo Noriega as the handyman with secrets to keep, and Federico Luppi as the benevolent professor who likes to keep deformed fetuses in jars. A rich, satisfying drama with some good, spooky fun thrown in. –Ali Davis
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