Lady in the Water
Released on July 21st in the US, ‘Lady in the Water’ is the new film from director M Night Shyamalan (Sixth Sense, The Village).
Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep (Paul Giamatti) rescues a young woman (Bryce Dallas Howard) from the pool he maintains. She is in fact a character from a bedtime story who is desperately trying to get back to her own world. Cleveland and the apartments tenants are drawn into the story when they try and help her get away from the mysterious beasties who seem set on preventing her from returning to the other world.
Here at Fae Nation we are big fans of Mr Shyamalan’s previous films, and ‘Lady in the Water’ looks like it will be a very enjoyable dark fairy tale.
A Knock on the Duir
Duirwaigh Gallery is releasing its film ‘A Knock on the Door’ as a special limited edition book and DVD set. Inspired by the thousands of letters and the incredibly positive response from people, the book and DVD set was created to allow people to ‘give’ the film in a more tangible way as the perfect present. The hardback book features the artwork from the film so you can see the glorious detail, and the DVD is a revamped version which includes even more Duirwaigh artists.
It will be available in September, and you can pre-order the set from the Duirwaigh site. A portion of the proceeds are donated to the Make A Wish foundation, making wishes come true for terminally ill children.
Duirwaigh is a truly inspirational gallery that brings together some of the shining stars in the fantasy and visionary art genres. It also encompasses a publishing house and artist management service, and hopes to one day include a ‘Center for Inspiration’. Visitors to the site can buy both original artworks and prints, gifts and other collectables.
Fairy Berry
An utterly delightful short animation, go watch Fairy Berry now!
The website is in French, which I am afraid I’m not very good at deciphering, but you get a choice of formats in which to watch the film and there are galleries of stills and sketches.
Fairy Tale: A True Story
When her father is declared missing in action during World War I, Elsie Wright (Florence Hoath) is sent to live with her cousin Frances Griffiths (Elizabeth Earl) and her family in Yorkshire. The two girls soon discover the faeries living in the near by glen, but Frances’ parents (Phoebe Nicholls and Paul McGann), struggling to come to terms with the recent loss of their son Joseph, refuse to believe the girls. Borrowing a camera, Frances and Elsie set out to convince the adults and manage to get photos of the faeries. The adventure really starts for the girls once the pictures are published - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Peter O’Toole) and Harry Houdini (Harvey Keitel) both take a personal interest in their story.
More than anything, this story is about faith - though the faeries do make an appearance. The characters are dealing with loss and society as a whole was reeling from the horrors of WWI. The belief in faeries gives hope. This is an enchanting film, loosely based on the real Cottingley Fairies (see previous post).
Buy Fairytale: A True Story from Amazon.co.uk
