| The Ignorant Fairies | |
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| Directed by | Ferzan Özpetek |
| Produced by | Tilde Corsi Gianni Romoli |
| Written by | Ferzan Ozpetek Gianni Romoli |
| Starring | Margherita Buy Stefano Accorsi Serra Yilmaz Gabriel Garko Erika Blanc Andrea Renzi Koray Candemir |
| Music by | Andrea Guerra |
| Distributed by | Strand Releasing |
| Release date(s) | 16 March 2001 September 2002 (USA) |
| Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The Ignorant Fairies (Italian: Le fate ignoranti; released on DVD in the US as His Secret Life) is a 2001 Italian drama film directed by Turkish-Italian film director Ferzan Özpetek.
The story follows a woman who discovers that her recently deceased husband had been having an affair.
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When Antonia's husband Massimo is killed in a car accident, she accidentally discovers that he has been having a same-sex affair with a produce wholesaler named Michele. Although she's initially devastated by the news and hostile toward Michele, she soon develops a friendship with him and his and Massimo's circle of gay, transgendered, and straight friends, among whom are a Turkish immigrant, a playwright and a boutique owner. As she gets to know these people and become a part of their lives, the new relationships dramatically transform Antonia.
Ferzan Özpetek, who is also an openly gay director, has a cameo appearance in the scene where two characters are searching gay companies to find a friend of theirs, who is sitting next to them, and viewing some photos on the Internet, where a guy and Özpetek are clearly seen.
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