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      The Education of Fairies

      2006 1h 43m Drama List
      Reviews 69% Audience Score 500+ Ratings A happily married woman who has an 8-year-old son suddenly decides to end her marriage, and no one understands her reasons. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Se o Ricardo Darín já fez algum filme ruim eu ainda não ví! Este é mais um filme com ele que vale a pena ser visto, destaque também para o Menino Víctor (Raúl). Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member 2.5 - A man (Darin) falls in love at first sight with a single mother (Jacob) and her child (Valdivia). They get married but two years later she begins to reject him for reasons that are unclear. This difficult drama does come into focus at the end, revealing the hidden beauty of it's "fairy" theme, but it does take what seems to be a frustratingly long time to get there. Then, there is the often jarring structure of the film, questionable scenes and clunky dialogue. Darin, as always, gives his subdued best, as do the other actors, but Valdivia, in such a central role, seems flat. Ultimately, director Jose Luis Cuerda is the one who fails to make this special. The potential was there for a great movie, had it fallen in more expert hands. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Again, a foreign movie. This one i had been waiting to see actually, i rather enjoy Ricardo Darin's work, and this was definitely no exception. It is a think a spanish production, tough it features argentine Darin's in the lead, and some french cast too. Is the story of a single middle aged man who falls in love "at the same time of two peoples" a widow with an 8 year old little boy, he manages to conquer both women and child hearts with clever and magical histories of fairies and fantasy...until some unexpected and intriguing middle age-marriage crisis hits this supposedly happy little family. Then he meets a tormented illegal alien working as cashier in a market in wich he sees something special... the rest you must see... it is a wonderful lesson on fatherhood, love and creativity. The acting is superb, this guy somehow has stayed under the hollywood radar, even as he starred the last year foreign movie winner "secret in her eyes" el secreto de sus ojos... The little kid is brilliant, and spanish singer bebe did a confident performance. With a slow but sure pace and a beautiful photography this movie has many little flaws (maybe a little wandering of the subjects for a minute or two too long), and is also very well directed by Jose Luis Cuerdas (producer of The others). A fantastic drama-romance. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member The blend of reality and the mystical, for a child and the adult, can change the course of lives...The movie has a distinctive charm. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Irene Jacob es el centro de gravedad de la pelicula y está en pantalla menos de la mitad del tiempo -> gran actuación Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member DIFFERENT... but in a good way. Of course, European movies have a completely different flavor than the ones made in North America. An original story with some very sad moments, but in spite of the sadness, a sense of hope. I think the movie is more about hope and how it can be found in the strangest of places than anything else. I do have to warn the viewers, the movie can be very slow at times, so be ready for that. I definitely recommend this one Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis A happily married woman who has an 8-year-old son suddenly decides to end her marriage, and no one understands her reasons.
      Director
      José Luis Cuerda
      Screenwriter
      José Luis Cuerda
      Production Co
      Tornasol Films S.A.
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Spanish
      Runtime
      1h 43m