Guillermo del Toro recalled returning to Cannes 20 years after his film 'Pan's Labyrinth' premiered as the final competition entry in 2006, receiving a record 23-minute standing ovation that he initially did not expect. The dark fantasy film, set in Francoist Spain, went on to earn six Academy Award nominations and gross $83 million worldwide, marking a shift in Cannes' programming toward genre cinema from outside Europe and the U.S.
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Guillermo del Toro recalled returning to Cannes 20 years after his film 'Pan's Labyrinth' premiered as the final competition entry in 2006, receiving a record 23-minute standing ovation that he initially did not expect. The dark fantasy film, set in Francoist Spain, went on to earn six Academy Award nominations and gross $83 million worldwide, marking a shift in Cannes' programming toward genre cinema from outside Europe and the U.S.