SummaryDom works the night shift in a small hotel near the industrial seaport of Le Havre. One night, a woman named Fiona arrives, with no luggage and no shoes. She tells Dom that she is a fairy, and grants him three wishes. However, before she is able to grant the third wish, she mysteriously disappears. By this point, Dom has fallen in love with Fion... Read More
Directed By:Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy
Written By:Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy
The Fairy
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May 4, 2012
88
Do yourself and your kids a favor. On the way to multiplex to see "The Avengers," tell them The Fairy is about an all-powerful superheroine. Someday, they'll find the words to thank you.
Feb 22, 2012
75
For the most part, it's too dry and quirky to connect. Still, those gags are something.
Feb 21, 2012
70
In The Fairy, Abel, Gordon and Romy have all of Le Havre as their playground. And now that the they've established the ideal format for their brand of comicbook-style humor, one can't help but wish they show the good sense to keep it at this level going forward.
Feb 24, 2012
65
Deeply silly in a classic mode, The Fairy continues the French new wave of near-silent cinema.
Feb 23, 2012
60
The persistent whimsy gets a bit wearisome, but it's hard to dismiss any film so determined to make us happy.
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Mar 1, 2012
6
It's wonderful to be reminded that the film universe is more diverse than the Oscars normally suggest - and also that movies can be lightweight entertainments and also deeply strange. Although less technically polished than "The Artist" and splashed with bright color, "The Fairy" shares some of that film's qualities, for good (funny and sweet) and bad (sentimental and ingratiating). ****
Production Company:
- MK2 Productions
- Courage Mon Amour
- France 3 Cinéma
- France Télévisions
- Canal+
- CinéCinéma
- BeTV
- BNP Paribas Fortis Film Finance
- Cinémage 5
- Cinémage 4 Développement
- Région Haute-Normandie
- Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union
Release Date:Feb 24, 2012
Duration:1 h 33 m
Awards
Magritte Awards, Belgium
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
• 2 Nominations
Hamptons International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
