The Fairy

Name: The Fairy
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: February 24, 2012
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 66
Cast: Bruno Romy, Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Philippe Martz

2012

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Kino Lorber | Release Date: February 24, 2012 | Not Rated

Starring: Bruno Romy, Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Philippe Martz

Summary: Dom 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 loveDom 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 Fiona, and sets out on a quest to find her, leading the two on a series of comic misadventures. (Kino Lorber)… Expand

Director: Bruno Romy and Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 93 min

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Joe Williams

May 4, 2012

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. Read full review

Ty Burr

Apr 19, 2012

The Fairy may be as close as we'll ever get to a live-action cartoon. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

May 3, 2012

One's enjoyment of The Fairy depends a lot on knowing why it's worth seeing. It's a comedy with two or three big laughs, but it's not side-splitting. Nor does it have a particularly compelling story. Its appeal is rather in watching people who have devised their own original style of comic performance and have taken it to a rare level of refinement. Read full review

Aaron Hillis

Feb 21, 2012

While every scene is art-directed with zest and innovatively staged, The Fairy rarely inspires outright laughter. At least it respects its influences more than does "The Artist." Read full review

Mark Jenkins

Feb 24, 2012

Deeply silly in a classic mode, The Fairy continues the French new wave of near-silent cinema. Read full review

Bill Weber

Feb 21, 2012

Re-employing the tools of Jacques Tati and Jerry Lewis, this pleasant fable reclaims artful slapstick with a bliss that's hard to deny. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

Feb 23, 2012

An alternately effortless and forced French-language diversion. Read full review

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momomesh-ch

Mar 1, 2012

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 someIt'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). www.momomesh.ch… Expand

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