many movie inhere some kind of duality of meaning . there what you see . and there also what lie beyond . el orfanato ( 2007 ) be a picture successfully play with this matter and put it into focus . while watch it you will start to wonder . will there be some real explanation . or something else . be the protagonist lose her mind . or be she right . what happen . and why . be you willing to believe in ghost . or be you seek for the real . either way you will be able to experience this interesting spanish or mexican picture by j. a. bayona in a different way . the second fascinating thing to strike me in a positive way be the terrific interplay of sound and music and image . a frightening fusion . music suddenly stop . voice appear . sound . after a while i wasn not all too sure any more whether the sound be come from the movie . or from outside . not a nice experience during a movie like this one while ) . so after all i clearly recommend el orfanato . it a wonderfully write and act and visualize and direct deeply frighten horror drama . perhaps one of the best of it kind and if you enjoy the others i be guess you will enjoy that one too .