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Photographing Fairies (1997)
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Release Date:
19 September 1997 (UK)
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Photographer Charles Castle is numbed with grief following the death of his beautiful bride. He goes off to war...
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Death
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Fairy
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Capital Punishment
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Surrealism
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1910s
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5 wins
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3 nominations
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Unfairly overlooked
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Toby Stephens | ... | Charles Castle |
| Emily Woof | ... | Linda |
 | Ben Kingsley | ... | Reverend Templeton |
| Frances Barber | ... | Beatrice Templeton |
| Philip Davis | ... | Roy (as Phil Davis) |
| Hannah Bould | ... | Clara Templeton |
| Miriam Grant | ... | Ana Templeton |
 | Rachel Shelley | ... | Mrs. Anne-Marie Castle |
| Edward Hardwicke | ... | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
| Clive Merrison | ... | Gardner |
| Stephen Churchett | ... | Mr. Dawson |
 | Mary Healey | ... | Mrs. Dawson |
| Maggie Wells | ... | Mrs. Hoopdriver |
| Richenda Carey | ... | Fierce Woman |
| Jeremy Young | ... | Des |
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Also Known As:
Apparition (Australia) (video box title)
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Rated R for some sexuality.
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106 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Netherlands:12 |
Iceland:12 |
Australia:M (DVD rating) |
Australia:MA |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:R(A) |
Spain:13 |
UK:15 |
USA:R
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Edward Hardwicke, who plays Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, has played Conan Doyle's Dr. Watson many times.
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Version of FairyTale: A True Story (1997)
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Such a shame that this beautiful film has been so overlooked and dismissed. I can think of few films that deal with the issue of loss and grief so sensitively and with such original flair. Nick Willing's film is tender, mysterious, moving and confident. And, often quite rare in modern cinema, his characters actually deliver and go on a genuine journey. In short, this film takes us somewhere. I believe Mr Willing and his producers have been criticised heavily for their fairy effects: the fairies that appear are sometimes lithe, naked little nymphs, and sometimes plump little men. Both are absolutely perfectly judged, in my opinion, providing something as far from Disney as possible, but entirely in keeping with the Edwardian mood of the whole piece. Moreover, the lighting, pacing, over-cranking and scoring of the sequences wherein the fairies appear are masterfully handled. As a film-maker myself, I find this film an inspiration. The end of the film is unbelievably balletic and touching. Ben Kingsley, Toby Stephens and Edward Hardwicke are splendid. The score by Simon Boswell is also an absolute gem, and it's a shame this isn't on general release on CD. One of the great British films of the end of the century.