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Belgium-based trio Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon and Bruno Romy follow their acclaimed Iceberg and Rumba with another Tati-inspired, candy-colored romp: this time, a charmingly off-kilter adventure abo... read more read more...ut a hotel clerk who falls in love with a wish-granting fairy. -- (C) Kino Lorber

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Unrated, 1 hr. 33 min.

Directed by: Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy

Release Date: February 24, 2012

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  • gator681
    March 1, 2012
    gator681
    "The Fairy" starts with Dom(Dominique Abel, writer/director #1) being late to his job as a night clerk at a hotel due to a malfunctioning bicycle. So, all he wants to do when he gets to work is eat a sandwich and watch an old movie but is constantly interrupted by customers like... read more Fiona(Fiona Gordon, writer/director #2), a fairy who wants to know what his three wishes are. She also proves useful when he chokes on a bottle cap, performing the Heimlich Maneuver in such a way that she immediately gets signed to a multi-year deal by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. She also does a neat massage, as she finally gets Dom's wishes of a scooter and free gas for life. In the morning, she is gone but there is a new scooter.

    I would not necessarily disagree with anybody who feels "The Fairy" has been influenced by silent comedies, as most gags here revolve around visual punchlines which the filmmakers put their own creative spin on. Although in the case of the near-blind bar owner(Bruno Romy, writer/director #3), a little bit too old-fashioned, and certainly not nice. Personally, I can see the influence of Aki Kaurismaki at work here as both are populated by the same types of dour countenances with a little social conscience mixed in. Whereas the tone of Kaurismaki's films is usually deadpan, "The Fairy" is instead of pure gleeful goofiness and romantic energy as unpredictable as could be while pointing out how sad it is that many people, lacking imagination, do not notice the magic of everyday life, especially indicated by Dom having so much trouble coming up with a third wish.

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Mick LaSalle
May 3, 2012
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Its appeal is ... in watching people who have devised their own original style of comic performance and have taken it to a rare level of refinement. Full Review

Ty Burr
April 19, 2012
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

The vibe's too rarefied to last the length of a feature film - and it doesn't - but when "The Fairy" is on, it creates entirely new comic synapses in your head. Full Review

J. R. Jones
March 23, 2012
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

Physical comedy is so rare in movies now that a team like Bruno Romy, Fiona Gordon, and Dominique Abel is something to be treasured. Full Review

V.A. Musetto
February 24, 2012
V.A. Musetto, New York Post

You'll get a kick out of "The Fairy,'' even if you don't believe in fairies. Full Review

Andrew O'Hehir
February 23, 2012
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com

It's wonderful to be reminded that the film universe is more diverse than the Oscars normally suggest - and also that movies can be lightweight entertainments and also deeply strange. Full Review

Manohla Dargis
February 23, 2012
Manohla Dargis, New York Times

Although less technically polished than "The Artist" and splashed with bright color, "The Fairy" shares some of that film's qualities, for good (funny and sweet) and bad (sentimental and ingratiating). Full Review

Mark Jenkins
February 23, 2012
Mark Jenkins, NPR

For all its brazen goofiness, The Fairy is subtly designed to reward careful viewing. Full Review

Elizabeth Weitzman
February 23, 2012
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News

The persistent whimsy gets a bit wearisome, but it's hard to dismiss any film so determined to make us happy. Full Review

Aaron Hillis
February 21, 2012
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice

While every scene is art-directed with zest and innovatively staged, The Fairy rarely inspires outright laughter. At least it respects its influences more than does The Artist. Full Review

Peter Debruge
September 2, 2011
Peter Debruge, Variety

The Belgo-Canadian-French trio, who specialize in pantomime and circus-style theatrics, have a clownlike knack for finding humor in the everyday. Full Review

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