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FairyTale: a True Story
Charles Sturridge
(1997)
93min
U Certificate
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Review
Our Score
by
Joanna Berry
Charles Sturridge (
Brideshead Revisited
) lyrically directs this family tale, based on the true story of two young girls who, in 1917, produced photographs of a group of winged, fairy-like creatures they had taken at the bottom of their garden. The story follows the controversy that surrounded the photographs - were they real or faked? Could it be a trick of the light, or proof that fairies exist? - as luminaries such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Peter O'Toole) and Harry Houdini (Harvey Keitel) debated the authenticity of the images. It's beautifully filmed, with nice special effects by Tim Webber, and Sturridge infuses the film with a sense of wonder and romanticism that contrasts with the more sombre backdrop of the First World War.
Summary
Concluded.
Cast & Crew
Elsie Wright
Florence Hoath
Frances Griffiths
Elizabeth Earl
Arthur Wright
Paul McGann
Polly Wright
Phoebe Nicholls
Edward Gardner
Bill Nighy
Harry Briggs
Bob Peck
Harry Houdini
Harvey Keitel
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Peter O'Toole
Wounded corporal
Anton Lesser
John Ferret
Tim McInnerny
James Collins
Jason Salkey
Jean Doyle
Lara Morgan
Frances' father
Mel Gibson
Director
Charles Sturridge
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Other Information
Language:
English
Colour
Available on:
video and Blu-ray
Children's
Drama
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