Captain Vidal in Pan’s Labyrinth
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Captain Vidal in Pan’s Labyrinth is the film’s brutal Falangist officer and primary antagonist, embodying fascist cruelty and authoritarianism in Francoist Spain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Captain Vidal in Pan’s Labyrinth canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ |
| allegiance | Francoist Spain ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Pan’s Labyrinth
ⓘ
surface form:
El laberinto del fauno
Pan’s Labyrinth ⓘ |
| createdBy | Guillermo del Toro ⓘ |
| death | shot by Mercedes and the rebels ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Maquis resistance fighters
ⓘ
Republican forces ⓘ
surface form:
Republican guerrillas
|
| firstAppearance |
Pan’s Labyrinth
ⓘ
surface form:
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006 film)
|
| fullName | Capitán Vidal ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| goal |
eradicate local resistance
ⓘ
secure his son’s future legacy ⓘ |
| ideology | Spanish fascism ⓘ |
| kills |
Doctor Ferreiro
ⓘ
two farmers suspected of poaching ⓘ |
| languageOfDialogue | Spanish ⓘ |
| lastWords | Tell my son the time of my death ⓘ |
| nationality | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableScene |
sews his own cheek after being cut
ⓘ
smashes Ofelia’s nose with a gun butt ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
authoritarian
ⓘ
brutal ⓘ obsessed with legacy ⓘ sadistic ⓘ |
| occupation |
Falangist officer
ⓘ
army officer ⓘ |
| parentOf | unborn son ⓘ |
| personality |
cold
ⓘ
controlling ⓘ perfectionist ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Sergi López ⓘ |
| position | captain ⓘ |
| responseToLastWords | Mercedes refuses and says his son will not even know his name ⓘ |
| roleInWork | primary antagonist ⓘ |
| setting | rural Spain ⓘ |
| spouse | Carmen ⓘ |
| stepdaughter | Ofelia ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
authoritarianism
ⓘ
fascist cruelty ⓘ patriarchal violence ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post–Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| tortures | resistance members ⓘ |
| weapon |
pistol
ⓘ
straight razor ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.