Toby Stephens, Emily Woof, Ben Kingsley

Story begins with Charles Castle who, in 1912, marries the girl of his dreams only to lose her 24 hours later when a snow fissure swallows her in Switzerland. He is off to World War I a few years late...( read more  read more... )r as a corpse photographer and later, after the war, opens a portrait studio with his war buddy Roy. After unmasking a forgery at the trendy Theosophical Society, he is approached by Bea Templeton who asks him to test some photos taken by her daughters. The photos purport to show fairies at play, and Castle is intrigued enough to visit the Templeton's rural home. After Bea's mysterious death, he becomes more obsessed with communing with the fairies who offer him a chance to reach the Other Side and reunite with his lost love.

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R, 1 hr. 44 min.

Directed by: Nick Willing

Release Date: January 1, 1998

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  • May 20, 2009
    this is the story of a young man who short after the wedding loses his wife in an accident. distraught by sorrow, he is drawn into a litlle village by a strange woman who belives that fairies really exist. his attemps to descover the truh becomes an obsession. I wanted to see th...( read more)is film because I'm a fan of toby stephens, but I really liked it. I belive this is a love story, that manages to conquer even death. toby stephens is good in this role, even if sometimes he gives the impression that he is on stage. the other characters are a litlle bizarre, but I guess that was the idea, everything and everyone was surrounded by a aura of mistery. and even if during the movie I had 1 or 2 moments when I watched the clock, the ending manages to rescue the entire movie.
  • October 13, 2008
    This movie might have started a bit slow and my personal choice would have been Jonnie Depp as the leading role, but none of those things can be held against this impacting movie. To not give up the story I will say it delighted, angered, shocked and tickled my fancy. The story w...( read more)as fresh and unpredictable and the actors delightfully convincing....
  • February 6, 2008
    I loved this film, it was so terribly sad but happy in a way. The storyline was fantastic and is suitable for all ages, it's a family filled fun film for everyone and it is definitely in my faves list! Truly worth watching!
  • January 22, 2008
    An excellent film! It is about a man who loses his wife, early in the film and, in their marriage. And he spends the rest of his life wondering "..what am I suppost to do with the rest of my life?". And it truly is an excellent piece of work. The ending makes me wonder...
  • January 11, 2008
    I saw this movie a couple times when I was younger but I can't remember it well enough to give it a fair review. I do remember it being quite good. I'd like to see it again.
  • January 2, 2008
    Talk about your depressing stories. A dude marries the love of his life only to see her die a day after the wedding???? Sounds like the Guns n Roses video for November Rain. :-(
  • July 21, 2007
    hellooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
  • July 14, 2007
    What is so fantastic about this movie is how it ends. The characters are well played. Ben Kingsley is brilliant as always.
  • July 9, 2007
    I can never get enough of this movie...although I cannot find ANY copies anywhere:(
  • April 6, 2007
    Fantastic! Bravo...shame about the ending!

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