Trilogía de Guillermo del Toro (Cronos / The Devil’s Backbone / Pan’s Labyrinth) (The Criterion Collection)

Throughout a career that encompasses both visually arresting art-house hits and big-budget Hollywood spectacles, director Guillermo del Toro has continually redefined and elevated the horror genre with his deeply personal explorations of myths and monsters. These three Spanish-language films, each a tale of childhood in troubled times, showcase his singular fusion of the fantastic and the real. Drawing inspiration from a rich variety of sources, from Alfred Hitchcock to Francisco de Goya, the gothic-infused stories collected here populated by vampires, ghosts, and a fairy-tale princess make evident why del Toro is considered the master cinematic fabulist of our time.DIRECTOR-APPROVED FIVE-DVD SPECIAL EDITION COLLECTOR’S SET FEATURES- High-definition digital restoration of Cronos, 2K digital restoration of The Devil s Backbone, newly graded 2K digital master of Pan s Labyrinth, all supervised and approved by director Guillermo del Toro- Audio commentaries on all three films- Interviews with del Toro, director of photography Guillermo Navarro, and actors Doug Jones, Federico Luppi, and Ron Perlman- Welcome to Bleak House, a 2010 video tour by del Toro of his personal collections- New piece on Pan s Labyrinth featuring del Toro and novelist Cornelia Funke- Interactive director s notebooks for The Devil s Backbone and Pan s Labyrinth- Making-of documentaries for The Devil s Backbone and Pan s Labyrinth- Geometria, a 1987 short horror film by del Toro finished in 2010- Footage of actor Ivana Baquero auditioning for Pan s Labyrinth in 2005- Original Spanish-language voice-over introduction for Cronos- Introductions by del Toro for The Devil s Backbone and Pan s Labyrinth- Deleted scenes from The Devil s Backbone, with commentary by del Toro- Selected on-screen picture-in-picture presentation of del Toro s thumbnail sketches for The Devil s Backbone- Programs comparing del Toro s thumbnail sketches and production storyboards for The Devil s Backbone and Pan s Labyrinth with the final films- Piece on The Devil s Backbone s depiction of the Spanish Civil War- Animated comics featuring prequel stories for the creatures of Pan s Labyrinth- Gallery of stills from Cronos, captioned by del Toro- Trailers and TV spots- English subtitle translations approved by del Toro- PLUS: Essays by critics Michael Atkinson, Mark Kermode, and Maitland McDonagh, and production notes for Cronos by del Toro