VHS : Photographing Fairies
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786305177340
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6305177341
Label: Polygram USA Video
Manufacturer: Polygram USA Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Polygram USA Video
Release Date: May 11, 1999
Running Time: 106 minutes
Sales Rank: 4662
Studio: Polygram USA Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1998
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The true story of two English children who claimed they photographed fairies in 1917 produced two different movies in the late 1990s. Not as well-known as the earnest family drama FairyTale: A True Story, the English-made Photographing Fairies takes a much more adult angle on the incident. The film follows not the children, but Charles Castle (Toby Stephens), a young photographer who loses his beloved wife on their honeymoon. A shell of a man through World War I, Castle rediscovers faith when he is convinced the fairy photographs have not been faked (in a superb sequence reminiscent of Blowup). Castle makes a pilgrimage to the site where he discovers--in another vast departure from the other movie--narcotic flowers and erotic fairies that dazzle his sprit. Ben Kingsley costars as the down-to-earth preacher set to make his town right again. This first film by Nick Willing (TV's Alice in Wonderland) is a rare undiscovered gem, trippy and elegant, that deserved a release in the U.S. --Doug Thomas
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Introduction: `Photographing Fairies' is an obscure British film from '98 that to my knowledge was never released to American theaters. It was available in limited quantities on VHS but has yet to appear on a REGION 1 DVD.
This probably shouldn't be too surprising when you look at the subject matter of the film. Unlike the Emerald Isles who have an ancient and ongoing oral and written tradition concerning the "wee folk", American audiences are vastly untutored in the topic of the intangible ... Read More
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"Photographing Fairies" is a haunting, sad, and sometimes terrifying story about society's oppression of alternate belief systems. The main character, Charles Castle (Toby Stephens), is a British World War I veteran who undergoes a personal tragedy at the start of the film. His loss throws him into a bitter resistance to life. Believing that existence has no meaning, he glumly earns a living as a photographer in London, and takes little pleasure in his business or his art. But then, a woman brings him ... Read More
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I love and adore this movie. It needs badly to be put on DVD (I found an expensive bootleg that I can't afford so I have the VHS instead). I loved everything about it - the sets, the costumes, the acting. I would not change a thing. If there is a way to lobby for it to be put into DVD format, I would be the first in line to do so. I won't go into what the movie is about, the other competent reviewers have covered that.
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This little film will spark many discussions about the afterlife and meaning of eternal love. It can be a hard find, but worth the search. I'm hoping someone sees fit to rerelease this little gem in DVD with the proper advertising and use of the growing Toby Stephens fan base. A wonderful film I should never have found had it not been for my interest in this actor's work. Look for it, you will not be diappointed!
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This is a little known but perfectly formed gem that is guaranteed to stay with you forever. Based on a remarkable true story that will simply blow your mind it is a multi-layered examination of our belief systems and why they are so limiting of our imaginations. If you hunger for something more than just the physical reality of this world then you will be riveted by what this film reveals. The story of the two little girls and their discovery is remarkable enough on its own. What they did with it in this film ... Read More
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