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In the midst of World War I, two little English girls breathe some mystery, magic and belief into people's lives when they take pictures of fairies. No Track Information Available Media Type: DVD Artist: O'TOOLE/KEITEL Title: FAIRYTALE-TRUE STORY Street Release Date: 11/11/2003 Domestic Genre: FAMILY
When her father is declared missing in action during World War I, Elsie Wrigth Florence Hoath goes to live in England with her cousin Frances Griffiths Elizabeth Earl for whom the topic of fairies is forbidden. Immediately, the girls discover the winged creatures in the garden and photograph them for Frances's startled parents. This leads to another kind of adventure for the girls. They become the toasts of London as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Peter O'Toole and Harry Houdini Harvey Keitel, who have seen the photographs, escort them around town. Mildly villainous reporters chase the girls and curious spectators invade their garden after the pictures are printed publicly.
Although fairies are the visible subjects, the enchanting video is really about faith. Frances's parents Phoebe Nicholls and Paul McGann recently lost their son, Joseph, who had originally discovered the fairies and would like to think he may be an angel. Sir Arthur also lost his son and is courted by clairvoyants who claim they can talk to the boy. Elsie waits patiently for her father to come home, although it appears hopeless that he will. Harry Houdini is an illusionist but acts against the fraudulent claims of greedy mediums and the like. They are all touched by a need to truly believe in what remains hidden. The story is very loosely based on an early 20th-century controversy involving the real Frances and Elsie who faked pictures of fairies similar to the ones in the video. The real girls never confessed, but the video suggests the manner in which the real life photos may have been produced. --Margaret Griffis
