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FairyTale: A True Story

1997 · 99 min

A gentle, wistful period piece that blends wartime grief with a childlike sense of wonder, leaving you quietly believing.

Genres
Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
Tagline
Believe.
Overview
In 1917, two children take a photograph, which is soon believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Based on the true story of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • family
  • faith
  • identity
  • memory
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
fantasy, drama, mystery, family
Directed by
Charles Sturridge
Written by
Albert Ash, Ernie Contreras, Tom McLoughlin
Starring
Florence Hoath, Elizabeth Earl, Paul McGann, Peter O'Toole, Harvey Keitel, Phoebe Nicholls, Bill Nighy, Tim McInnerny
Music
Zbigniew Preisner
Cinematography
Michael Coulter
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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