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Ignorant Fairies
2001, Drama, 1h 46m
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Movie Info
This film tells the story of an upper-middle class woman who has always lived in her husband's shadow, in a villa in a residential suburb of Rome. The husband's sudden death in a car accident makes her fall into a state of deep depression, from which she begins to emerge when by chance she finds out that her husband had always led a secret life parallel to their own. She then begins to investigate, searches for her husbands' friends and discovers a world which is completely new to her.
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Rating: R (Language|Sexuality)
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Genre: Drama
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Original Language: Italian
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Director: Ferzan Ozpetek
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Producer: Tilde Corsi, Gianni Romoli
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Writer: Gianni Romoli, Ferzan Ozpetek
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Release Date (Theaters): original
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Box Office (Gross USA): $215.3K
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Runtime:
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Distributor: Medusa Distribuzione, Spin Film, Europa Filmes [br], Cinemien, Strand Releasing, Cinévia Films, Vértigo Films S.L., Primer Plano Film Group S.A., PPR Film
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Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
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Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
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Critic Reviews for Ignorant Fairies
Audience Reviews for Ignorant Fairies
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The symbolism is overt to the ending shot, but that doesn't mean the film is bad; in fact, the film is quite good. I had one technical critique about the film and that is it seems the entire film was shot on the same lens. Every shot goes out of focus in the background save two or three. The sets are lavish and well lit so I am confused as to why such an artistic approach was brought to the film. It works quite well, but the framing seems to indicate that the director sees the love between same-gendered couples as shallow in opposition to what he's trying to convey, which is the contrary. After watching it a few more times, I may understand the meaning behind this, but it seems lazy to shoot an entire film with one or two lenses. Other than that, I loved the lighting, the story, the camera blocking, and the performances. Many things I miss because I don't speak Italian, granted, but I guess my only other complaint or critique would be that there's such a deep rooted respect among the entire group but outright nobody treats anyone else with respect. That seemed strange to me, but I don't know the culture or the language, so I'll give it the benefit of the doubt that I'm missing something in context. I did love the dialogue between the main characters, however. It was very refreshing and . . . real.
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Well..here's a movie that I totally did not plan on liking, but I did. Kind of alot. I instantly empathized with the wife, who was unaware of her husband's second life. I found this story of both the wife and the lover coming to terms with the false reality of their lives, and then come to value each other in ways never imaginable, very captivating. And, for some reason, I found Stefano Accorsi (the gay lover) very captivating, also. AND I thought the ending was very clever. Kudos!
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Good performances and an interesting story are hampered somewhat from choppy continutity
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