IMDb RATING
6.8/10
2.7K
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A 1997 fantasy film based on Steve Szilagyi's 1992 novel, Photographing Fairie.A 1997 fantasy film based on Steve Szilagyi's 1992 novel, Photographing Fairie.A 1997 fantasy film based on Steve Szilagyi's 1992 novel, Photographing Fairie.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
2.7K
YOUR RATING
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- 5 wins & 3 nominations
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Storyline
Photographer Charles Castle is numbed with grief following the death of his beautiful bride. He goes off to war, working in the trenches as a photographer. Following the war and still in grief, Charles is given some photographs purporting to be of fairies. His search for the truth leads him to Burkinwell, a seemingly peaceful village seething with secrets where he becomes drawn into a web of passion, romance, and violence. —Philip Stanton
- Genres
- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for some sexuality
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaEdward Hardwicke (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) has played Doyle's Dr. Watson many times.
- GoofsWhen discussing the original photograph with Beatrice Templeton (Frances Barber), Charles Castle (Toby Stephens) says that the supposed fairy in the image could just be a 'glitch in the emulsion'. The use of the word 'glitch' is anachronistic. Glitch, meaning a small fault, didn't come in to common parlance till the 1960s some 40+ years after the setting of this film.
- Quotes
Gardner: Everyone of you here, ladies and gentlemen, has something in common, something that links you to your neighbor. We are all of us searching for a clue that shows us what life truly promises us, for a way of seeing what lies under the simple surface of things. Now recently, we've had continued messages at seances, messages indicating that a visible sign was coming through. Ladies and gentlemen, that sign is here. People talk about the miracle of photography. I'm going to show you a photograph of a miracle.
- ConnectionsVersion of BBC2 Play of the Week: Fairies (1978)
- SoundtracksSymphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92, II. Allegretto
Music by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by The Philharmonia Orchestra
Conducted and orchestrated by Terry Davies
Top review
A Darker, Metaphysical Take on FAIRY TALE: A TRUE STORY
A darker, more metaphysical take on FAIRY TALE: A TRUE STORY which came out also in 1997. Where FT is suitable for older kids, this one certainly is not. This film features many of the same characters as FT, including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, two cute little girls, and the Theosophical Society, and theme, we are taken on a very dark journey that explores use of halluciongenic plants as a way to view the fairy folk. There are no fairy tale happy endings here.
Go ahead and rent this film and FT. Let your kids enjoy FT, and after you tuck them into bed, watch PF and spend the rest of your evening comparing and contrasting the surprisingly similar and strikingly different films..
Go ahead and rent this film and FT. Let your kids enjoy FT, and after you tuck them into bed, watch PF and spend the rest of your evening comparing and contrasting the surprisingly similar and strikingly different films..
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- lydia
- Dec 19, 1998
Details
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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