Photographing Fairies
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Photographing Fairies | |
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Directed by | Nick Willing |
Produced by | Michele Carmarda |
Written by | Book Author: Steve Szilagyi Screenwriters: Nick Willing Chris Harrald |
Starring | Toby Stephens Emily Woof Ben Kingsley Frances Barber Philip Davis |
Music by | Simon Boswell |
Cinematography | John DeBorman |
Editing by | Sean Barton |
Release date(s) | 1997 |
Running time | 104 min. |
Country | UK |
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Photographing Fairies is 1997 science fiction film / fantasy film based on Steve Szilagyi's novel "Photographing Fairies" (1992).
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[edit] Themes
This film explores some of the themes of folk religion such as: possession, shamanism, paganism, animism, hallucinogens, parapsychology and fairy. It was inspired by the Cottingley Fairies hoax.
[edit] Characters
- Charles Castle: a photographer.
- Anna-Marie Castle: Fiancée of Charles (played by Rachel Shelley)
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: A famous British crime fiction (e.g. Sherlock Holmes) and science fiction writer.
- Nicholas Templeton: a Christian minister.
- Beatrice Templeton: Wife of Nicholouse.
- Anna Templeton: Daughter of Nicholas and Beatrice.
- Clara Templeton: Daughter of Nicholas and Beatrice.
- Linda: Nanny of the Templeton household.