Laberinto del fauno, El (Pans Labyrinth) Page #2

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Mercedes, prepare these rabbits

for dinner tonight.

They are too young.

- Well, maybe they'll do for a stew.

- Yes, sir.

This coffee was burnt.

Taste it yourself.

You should keep an eye on it.

As you wish, sir.

Cook these.

- He didn't like the coffee.

- He's nothing but a fussy dandy.

A fussy dandy!

We're going to need some beef

and one more chicken.

- Where are we supposed to find that?

- The doctor's wife, the mayor's too.

Well, they eat more

than a couple of pigs.

- And they don't shut up.

- Not even underwater.

I'll be back in a moment,

Mercedes.

Ofelia.

Your father is giving

a dinner party tonight.

Look what I've made for you.

Do you like it?

What I wouldn't have given

to have such a dress...

as fine as this when I was your age!

And look at the shoes!

- Do you like them?

- Yes, very pretty.

Go on, now.

Take your bath.

Ofelia?

Ofelia?

Hurry up.

I want to see the dress on you.

I want you to be beautiful

for the Captain.

You'll look like a princess.

A princess?

Make sure those chickens

are cleaned properly.

And don't forget the beans.

- You look marvelous, my girl, just beautiful.

- What a gorgeous dress!

Get back to work,

stop wasting time.

Do you want some milk with honey?

Move back, we can't have you getting

milk on your dress, with you looking so pretty.

Mercedes.

Do you believe in fairies?

No.

But when I was a little girl,

I did.

I believed in a lot of things

I don't believe any more.

Last night,

a fairy visited me.

Really?

And it wasn't alone,

there were lots of them,

- And a faun, too.

- A faun?

He was very old, very tall

and smelled like earth.

My mother warned me

to be wary of fauns.

Mercedes!

Come with me.

Captain,

everything is here.

Flour, salt, oil, medicine,

olives, bacon.

This-this is real tobacco.

And the ration cards.

- I need you to check the inventory.

- Very well.

Mercedes.

- The key.

- Yes, sir.

- Is this the only copy?

- The only one.

From now on, I'll carry it.

Captain.

Captain,

perhaps it's nothing.

It's them.

"Once upon a time,

when the forest was young,

they were home to creatures

who were full of magic and wonder."

"They protected one another,

and slept in the shade

of a colossal fig tree

that grew on a hill, near the mill."

"But now, the tree is dying.

Its branches are dry,

its trunk old and twisted.

A monstrous toad

has settled in its roots

and won't let the tree thrive.

You must put the three magic

stones in the toad's mouth

and retrieve the golden key

from inside his belly.

Only then will the fig tree

flourish again."

They were here

less than twenty minutes ago.

They left in a hurry.

A dozen men, at most.

Antibiotics.

Sh*t, they forgot this lottery ticket.

They're here.

Those sons of b*tches are here.

And they're watching us.

Hey!

You left this behind!

And your lottery ticket!

Why don't you come back

and get it?

Who knows?

This could be your lucky day!

Hello.

I'm Princess Moanna,

and I'm not afraid of you.

Aren't you ashamed

living down here,

eating all these bugs...

and growing fat

while the tree dies?

Have you looked in her room?

And the pantry?

Yes, ma'am.

Have you checked the garden?

- And the barn?

- Yes, ma'am.

Where is that girl?

This way, please.

Let me to introduce you

to my wife, Carmen.

- Charmed.

- A pleasure to meet you.

From now on,

one ration card per family.

Take a look.

- One?

- Only one.

Captain, I'm not sure

it'll be enough.

If people are careful,

it should be plenty.

We can't allow anyone to send food

to the guerillas in the mountains.

They're losing ground,

and one of them is wounded.

Excuse me, Captain,

how can you be so sure?

We almost got them.

We found this.

Antibiotics.

God has already

saved their souls.

What happens to their bodies

hardly matter to Him.

We'll help however we can, Captain.

We know you're not here by choice.

You're wrong about that.

I choose to be here because I want

my son to be born in a new, clean Spain.

Because these people

hold the mistaken belief

that we're all equal.

But there's a big difference:

The war is over and we won.

And if we need to kill every one

of these vermin to settle it,

then we'll kill them all,

and that's that.

We're all here by choice.

By choice!

Put the coffee on.

I'm going for more wood.

We'll take care of it.

Ofelia?

So, how did you

and the Captain meet?

Ofelia's father used to make

the Captain's uniforms.

Oh, I see...

And after he died,

I went to work at the shop.

A little more than a year ago,

the Captain and I met again.

Curious, isn't it!

I mean, finding each other again?

Oh, yes,

very, very curious.

Please, forgive my wife.

She hasn't been exposed to the world.

She thinks these silly stories

are interesting to others.

We understand.

Excuse me, madam

Ofelia is here.

Excuse me.

Have I told you that I was acquainted

with your father, Captain?

No.

I had no idea.

In Morocco.

I knew him only briefly,

but he left a great impression.

An excellent soldier.

The men in his battalion said that

when General Vidal died on the battlefield,

he smashed his watch on a rock

so that his son would know

the exact hour and minute of his death.

So he would know

how a brave man dies.

Nonsense.

He didn't own a watch.

What you've done hurts me.

After your bath,

you'll go to bed without supper.

Are you listening?

Sometimes I think

you'll never learn to behave.

You've disappointed me, Ofelia.

And your father, too.

You mean the Captain?

Him more than me.

I've got the key.

Take me to the Labyrinth.

Hello.

I got the key out.

That's me,

and the girl is you.

And the baby?

So... you retrieved the key.

I'm glad.

She believed in you

from the very beginning.

She's so glad you succeeded.

Keep the key.

You'll be needing it very soon.

And this too?

A piece of chalk.

Two tasks remain

and the moon is almost full.

Be patient.

We'll soon stroll through

the seven circular gardens of your palace.

How do I know

that what you say is true?

Why would a poor little faun

like me lie to you?

Proceed.

Have your cards

ready for inspection.

Let's go.

Your name?

Your names, first and last.

Narciso Pena Soriano,

at your service.

This is our daily bread

in Franco's Spain,

kept safe in this mill!

The Reds lie...

because in a united Spain,

there's not a single home

without fire or bread.

Come on, show me

what happens now?

Show me.

Ofelia, help me...

Captain! Captain!

Come quickly.

...because in a united Spain,

there's not a single home

without fire or bread.

This is our daily bread

in Franco's Spain...

Your wife needs

uninterrupted rest.

She'll have to be sedated

most of the time.

The girl should sleep

somewhere else.

I'll stay here until the birth.

Make her well.

I don't care what it costs

or what you need.

Make her well.

Don't worry.

Your mother will get better soon,

you'll see.

Having a baby is complicated.

Then I'll never have one.

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