Photographing Fairies

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Photographing Fairies

R

1997

1h 44m

Drama

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A photographer (Toby Stephens) becomes obsessed with two British girls' contention that they cavorted with fairies.

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Derek Elley

Variety

Marred by an uninvolving, foggy script that aims to tackle other issues, including postwar loss of faith and hope, and by some eccentric characterizations, notably by Ben Kingsley.

Mar 26, 2009

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Derek Adams

Time Out

A fresh, rewarding film, intelligent and very beautiful.

Feb 9, 2006

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TV Guide

First-time director Nick Willing can't seem to figure out what to do upon finally reaching fairyland, and thus Ben Kingsley's sketchy character arbitrarily mutates into an ill-motivated antagonist.

Rated: 2/4

Jul 3, 2015

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John Ferguson

Radio Times

It's imaginatively shot and features some nifty special effects.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 3, 2015

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

A quiet, stately little film, with a handful of brilliant sequences, an intriguing premise and solid performances all down the line.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 8, 2007

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Apollo Guide

Rated: 73/100

Mar 16, 2004

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I watched this because had 100% on here and it's on Netflix streaming. This movie is almost unwatchable. It's basically a made for TV movie that seems like it's probably for kids (which I would forgive) except for the fact that there's a bit of nudity so dumbing down the plot for children is apparently not the reason that it sucks so much. Ben Kingsley is obviously a very good actor, but it's the horrible writing that is the real culprit. The characters' either overreact or under-react to the majority of situations that they find themselves in and the plot just drags on. Horrible.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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The movies effects may be somewhat dated now, given the 90's release date. However the themes explored and the atmosphere created make for a subtle and overall interesting movie. Something that wouldn't be a bad choice for a remake actually.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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A beautifully realized story of a truth on film--Haunting, eerie, wonderful, Magical, Spiritual!!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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mali film. dogodi se da zaboravite. ako ste ga gledali u pogresno vreme. ali nije zgoreg ponoviti. u pravo:)

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

The direction, acting, and music are all well-executed, but the themes of the story are not explored well.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Audience Member

Quite the unknown little treasure of the late 90s ... A deep yet tangible thriller and surreal imagining capturing a supernatural conundrum. Toby Stephens as a sceptical, photographer suffering from the loss of a loved one compels while classical renditions of music equally chill, as a result of ominous,nightmarish realisations.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Synopsis

A photographer (Toby Stephens) becomes obsessed with two British girls' contention that they cavorted with fairies.

Director: Nick Willing
Producer: Michele Camarda
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 10, 2015
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Surround

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