Director and producer José Luis Cuerda (The Butterfly’s Tongue) returns to his favourite theme, the transformational power of a childlike imagination, in this exquisitely engaging fable based on a bestselling French novel.
A charming, delicate tale about the various ways people deal with loss, THE EDUCATION OF FAIRIES begins as Nicolás (a wonderful performance by Argentine actor Ricardo Darín) meets Ingrid (Irène Jacob -The Double Life of Veronique, Three Colours: Red) and her young son Raul on an aeroplane flight to Barcelona. Ingrid is clearly the woman he’s been waiting for all his life, and Raúl the son he’s never had; in no time they’re married and living in a beautiful house in the stunning Catalan woodlands. Nicolas forms a very tight bond with Raul, spending long hours telling him about the world and the special race of fairies whose job it is to protect it and make things right. Then, when things surprisingly change in their lives, Raul expects those very fairies to make their appearance…
Drama. Spain-France-Portugal. Argentina.2006 103 min. (18+)
Directed by José Luis Cuerda With Ricardo Darín, Irène Jacob, Bebe, Víctor Valdívia
Best Original song, Goya´s 2007 Nominated Best new actress, Best adapted screenplay