Top 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsMost Popular Video GamesMost Popular Music VideosMost Popular Podcasts
    Release CalendarBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersEmmysSTARmeter AwardsSan Diego Comic-ConNew York Comic-ConSundance Film FestivalToronto Int'l Film FestivalAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer? Create account
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
IMDbPro

The Ignorant Fairies

Original title: Le fate ignoranti
  • 20012001
  • RR
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
9.6K
YOUR RATING
The Ignorant Fairies (2001)
Watch Trailer italiano ufficiale [OV]
Play trailer1:42
1 Video
7 Photos
DramaRomance
After a deathly car accident, Antonia starts dating her husband's friends and finds the truth about his life.After a deathly car accident, Antonia starts dating her husband's friends and finds the truth about his life.After a deathly car accident, Antonia starts dating her husband's friends and finds the truth about his life.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
9.6K
YOUR RATING
    • Ferzan Özpetek
    • Gianni Romoli(screenplay)
    • Ferzan Özpetek(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Margherita Buy
    • Stefano Accorsi
    • Serra Yilmaz
    • Ferzan Özpetek
    • Gianni Romoli(screenplay)
    • Ferzan Özpetek(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Margherita Buy
    • Stefano Accorsi
    • Serra Yilmaz
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 43User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards

    Videos1

    Trailer italiano ufficiale [OV]
    Trailer 1:42
    Watch Trailer italiano ufficiale [OV]

    Photos7

    The Ignorant Fairies (2001)
    The Ignorant Fairies (2001)
    The Ignorant Fairies (2001)
    The Ignorant Fairies (2001)
    Margherita Buy in The Ignorant Fairies (2001)
    Filippo Nigro in The Ignorant Fairies (2001)

    Top cast

    Edit
    Margherita Buy
    Margherita Buy
    • Antonia
    Stefano Accorsi
    Stefano Accorsi
    • Michele
    Serra Yilmaz
    • Serra
    Gabriel Garko
    Gabriel Garko
    • Ernesto
    Erika Blanc
    Erika Blanc
    • Veronica
    • (as Erica Blanc)
    Andrea Renzi
    Andrea Renzi
    • Massimo
    Koray Candemir
    • Emir
    Lucrezia Valia
    • Mara
    Filippo Nigro
    Filippo Nigro
    • Riccardo
    Ivan Bacchi
    • Luciano
    Maurizio Romoli
    • Angelo
    Carmine Recano
    Carmine Recano
    • Israele
    Luca Calvani
    Luca Calvani
    • Sandro
    Rosaria De Cicco
    • Luisella
    Edilberta Caviteno Bahia
    • Nora
    Leonardo Di Gioia
    • Giulio
    Barbara Folchitto
    Barbara Folchitto
    • Maria Grazia
    Giorgio Gobbi
    • Paziente Laboratorio
      • Ferzan Özpetek
      • Gianni Romoli(screenplay) (story)
      • Ferzan Özpetek(screenplay) (story)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    More like this

    Saturn in Opposition
    6.7
    Saturn in Opposition
    Mine vaganti
    7.2
    Mine vaganti
    Facing Windows
    7.2
    Facing Windows
    The Ignorant Angels
    7.3
    The Ignorant Angels
    Steam: The Turkish Bath
    6.8
    Steam: The Turkish Bath
    The Goddess of Fortune
    6.7
    The Goddess of Fortune
    A Magnificent Haunting
    6.6
    A Magnificent Haunting
    The Last Kiss
    6.9
    The Last Kiss
    Un giorno perfetto
    6.4
    Un giorno perfetto
    Fasten Your Seatbelts
    6.5
    Fasten Your Seatbelts
    Harem Suare
    6.1
    Harem Suare
    Sacred Heart
    6.3
    Sacred Heart

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Quotes

      Title Card: [written on the back of the painting] To Massimo, for our seven years together, for that part of you that I miss and I will never have, for every time you said I can't, but also for every time you said I'll be back... Always waiting, can I call my patience love? Your ignorant fairy

    • Connections
      Featured in Voi siete qui (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      And Never Tell
      Written by Michele von Buren and Andrea Guerra

      EMI Music Publishing, Italiana S.r.L.

      Performed by Yasemin Sannino

    User reviews43

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    8/10
    The Ignorant Fairies
    It is such a delight to watch a gay-themed film which is not over-indulged in melodramatic sentiment and what's more precious is that it innovates an authentic and positive gay community within to encourage more people to look on the brighter side of the world.

    Ozpetek's self-imposed gay identity opens a gate for us to see more scrupulously into contemporary gay communities, without the thwart of the religion, the social prejudice, the indoctrinated moral standards from family and friends. It manifests that sexual orientation is much of a choice rather than any mammoth title being forcefully added upon this minority group.

    The film is epidemic to all kinds of demographic classes, gay/straight/bi-sexual, man/woman/transsexual, everyone could dip into it and acquire different nutrition which he/she needs.

    The acting is generally agreeable, Margherita Buy as the female protagonist, manages an amiable appearance to elevate the inner intricate complexion of her character. Stefano Accorsi, on the other hand, is more an unsubdued opposed image to underline the other facade of Margherita's role, a quirky chemistry could emerge between this two friend and foe (demonstrated by an explicit kiss scene where both try to find the scent of her husband/his lover), as a matter of fact, it is individual nuance matters here, anything else could not be exerted as a criterion anymore.

    The Turkey-born director Ferzan Ozpetek's skill hones to a new state after his debut STEAM: THE Turkish BATH (1997) and LAST HAREM (1999), the milieu and the myriad of different characters develop an affluent emotional touch eventually (although most of them are underwritten as a sacrifice of the main storyline).

    Anyhow, Ozpetek has established his fame and poise as the most promising contemporary Italian directors, his latest work LOOSE CANNONS (2010) will be my next object.
    helpful•4
    0
    • lasttimeisaw
    • Jun 20, 2011

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • September 20, 2002 (United States)
      • Italy
      • France
      • Italian
      • Turkish
    • Also known as
      • Rome, Lazio, Italy
    • Production companies
      • R&C Produzioni
      • Films Balenciaga, Les
      • MEDIA Programme of the European Union
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    Edit
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • 1 hour 46 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    The Ignorant Fairies (2001)
    Top Gap
    By what name was The Ignorant Fairies (2001) officially released in India in English?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2023 by IMDb.com, Inc.