Photographing Fairies (1997)
Genre: Drama / Fantasy
Duration: 106 minuten
Country:
United Kingdom
Directed by: Nick Willing
Starst: Toby Stephens, Emily Woof and Ben Kingsley
IMDb score:
6,7 (3.014)
Releasedate: 19 September 1997
Photographing Fairies plot
Photographer Charles Castle is sad and mourning the death of his beautiful bride. He goes to the front, to report on the war as a photographer. After the war, but still in mourning, he gets his hands on some photos. Angels could be seen in these pictures, taken by two children. His search for the truth takes him to Burkinwell, a seemingly peaceful place but full of secrets, where he is swept up in a web of passion, romance and violence...
Actors and actresses
Charles Castle
Linda
Rev. Templeton
Beatrice Templeton
Doctor
Roy
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Mrs. Anne-Marie Castle
Gardner
Mrs. Dawson
Reviews & comments
John Lee Hooker
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- 14934 messages
- 1625 votes
The diagram on the link was wrong 
I didn't think it was all that strong, the story got stuck a bit. Kingsley has been given a mediocre role here.
Some shots were clearly taken on set, those few near the snowy mountains in Switzerland for example. And I don't assume Charles had a studio available at that time.
The 'fight scene' between Charles and Reverend is hilarious and that stuff on the tree trunk looks very fake.
The story itself is nicely conceived, but I'm not really into fairy tales. I also think it's a bit too much that the beginning came back again, but in a positive form.
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Dreiecke
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- 2768 messages
- 902 votes
The film has a last century twenties look, in terms of clothing, sets and vehicles.
The music is also in style, a waltz and other more classically oriented pieces of music are played.
The other sound is also well supportive. This regularly creates an atmosphere of suspense.
The story is mysterious and has a dreamy appearance.
A film about the search for life beyond what we know, so about life after death or, for example, experiences in drug use (a flower for tripping this time) or meditating and seeking enlightenment.
The photographer is looking for fairies and finds them after eating a flower.
I thought the magical tree and the surrounding nature were beautifully designed.
Climbing the tree can be a metaphor, wanting to increase in trip experience or simply the representation of ambition.
I also regularly thought of a drug cartel with terms such as: a reverend, god(father), wife, children, climbing the tree, falling down (in hierarchy), drugs (flowers and especially a lot of 'snow'), etc.
But it can also be about searching and finding in spiritual development.
So I think there are several layers to this story.
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shugenja
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- 661 messages
- 1627 votes
You will immediately be gripped by this film. Main character Charles Castle ends up in very dangerous situations and experiences horrific trauma. You immediately sympathize with this character and can very well imagine that he throws himself into his passion that also controls his life; photography.
When he investigates whether fairies exist or not through a mysterious mystery, a feverish, compelling and beautifully depicted story unfolds in which the lines between reality and fantasy become less and less relevant.
Actually, I can't name anything that could have been different or better about this film. Perhaps they should/could have done a little more with Ben Kingsley's role. It remains a bit strange to see such a beautiful and versatile actor "locked up" in such a supporting role. But that's more of a "miscast" that didn't bother me too much. He does a good job, but perhaps it would have been better to use a lesser-known actor for such a role. But yes, then you might not do as well in the cinema, so in that respect I understand the choice.
A very well-acted and interesting film that I can recommend to anyone who likes magical realism.
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