2 of Guillermo del Toro’s Worst Filmmaking Experiences Include Pan’s Labyrinth

Guillermo del Toro arrived at Cannes with Pan’s Labyrinth two decades ago, and the film received instant acclaim, including a still-record-holding 22-minute standing ovation. Now, the director has returned to Cannes to debut a new 4K restoration of the movie. During the premiere, del Toro claimed that Pan’s Labyrinth was his “second worst filmmaking experience.”

Guillermo del Toro names his two worst filmmaking experiences

Legendary director Guillermo del Toro debuted one of his most acclaimed films, Pan’s Labyrinth, at Cannes 20 years ago. He has returned to the festival this year with a 4K restoration of the acclaimed dark fantasy feature.

At the time of its debut, del Toro received a still-record-holding 22-minute standing ovation. This time as well, the Mexican director received several minutes of applause as he took the stage to screen his film.

“Twenty years ago, making this movie was like going against everything at all times,” the Shape of Water director said (via Variety). He added, “It was the second-worst filmmaking experience of my life, the first one being ‘Mimic’ with the Weinsteins. That was horrible.” Del Toro explained that Pan’s Labyrinth was “very difficult in pre-production.” He said, “No one wanted to finance it, and in production, we had everything that could go wrong, go wrong. If I see you on the Croisette, I’ll tell you. And then, in post-production, it was equally difficult.”

The director further recalled arriving in Cannes “just in time” for the festival. Hence, it was a huge moment for him when he received a standing ovation. “[That’s] a commute,” he said of the acclaim, “That’s what it takes you to go from your office to your house. And it was so weird because, in spite of my great body, I’m not used to adulation. It’s very hard for me to take love. And Alfonso Cuarón was there with me in the hallway, and he said, ‘Let it in. Let the love get in.'”

He then took a serious tone. He added, “We are, unfortunately, in times that make this movie more pertinent than ever because they tell us everything is useless to resist, that art can be done with a f**king app, and we are facing things so formidable.”

Pan’s Labyrinth remains one of the most acclaimed movies today.

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