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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jake Coyle

20 years after a 22-minute ovation, Guillermo del Toro and 'Pan's Labyrinth' return to Cannes

France Cannes 2026 Pan Labyrinth 20th Anniversary Portraits - (2026 Invision)

Twenty years ago, Guillermo del Toro premiered “Pan’s Labyrinth” at the Cannes Film Festival. He went in anxious. It was toward the end of the festival and many journalists had left. The movie’s production had been a nightmare.

Then the audience gave it a 22-minute standing ovation, the longest in Cannes history.

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