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Sorry! Yup, del Toro produced but... my only quibble is he placed HIS

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In Reply to: RE: Agreed, wonderful ghost story for smart people. But Guillermo del Toro didn't direct. posted by Harmonia on January 15, 2008 at 20:50:46

name way more prominently than Bayona, the director. Also, when we see "del Toro's 'The Orphanage,'" it's more than a little misleading.
I'm assuming you've seen the masterful suspense/thrillers from Spain of Erice and Saura, "The Spirit of the Beehive," and "Cria Cuervos?"
Both also can terrify you w/out bloodshed, the fear comes from within you and is much more intense because of it: what factual occurrence can be more horrific than one that's imagined?

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Yes, indeed I have seen them. - Harmonia 19:07:38 01/16/08 (0)
Fans of both.

Del Toro's name is front and center to attract an international audience - how much name recognition does Bayona have outside Spain?

I got no beef with the producers trying to make a buck with this movie. The more people that see it the happier I am. Lotsa people who might not give it try released as "directed by Bayona" would be more inclined to see it with del Toro's name attached front & center. Pan's Labyrinth was so well received in North American I just look at it as an established director giving a lesser known one a leg up. We see "presented by" fairly often. As long as it gets fannies in seats It's OK by me.

No harm in that. It's just marketing.

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