A series of films that deserves attention but might otherwise fall through the cracks. Made possible in part through the generosity of Sally Roy and Peter Nelson.
The Fairy
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| In the Keystone-spirit of Chaplin and Keaton, with the precision of Tati’s visual comedy, a whimsical tale of a man, a fairy, and his three wishes. |
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| In the droll port city of Le Havre, a hotel night clerk’s sleepy evening in front of the TV is interrupted by the arrival of a slender shoeless woman. Announcing herself a fairy, she grants Dom three wishes. He gets his wish of a scooter with an lifetime supply of gas, but what he wants is the love of the fairy herself. The playful and jovial atmosphere is punctured at times by more somber notes, such as when they cross paths with African immigrants trying to stow away on a ferry bound for England, or when the fairy is committed to an asylum. In French with English subtitles. |
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