''The Education of Fairies'' () is a 2006 drama film directed by
José Luis Cuerda José Luis Cuerda Martínez (18 February 19474 February 2020) was a Spanish filmmaker. He is nationally recognised and considered to be amongst the greatest and most influential Spanish directors of all time, having made such critically successfu ...
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It is a co-production by companies from Spain, France, Argentina, and Portugal (Tornasol Films, Finales Felices, Messidor Films, Lazennec, Pol-Ka Producciones, Madragoa Filmes).
It is based on the 2000 novel ''L'Éducation d'une fée'' by
Didier Van Cauwelaert and primarily shot in Spanish, with some dialogue in French.
Summary
One morning, on a flight from
Alicante
Alicante (, , ; ; ; officially: ''/'' ) is a city and municipalities of Spain, municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean port. The population ...
to
Barcelona
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, Nicolás meets Ingrid, a widowed
ornithologist
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, and her son Raúl, a boy with an extraordinary imagination. At that moment, love blossoms, a fairy tale between the woman and the toy inventor, in which the little boy plays a significant role. However, everything shatters suddenly when Ingrid decides to end the relationship without any apparent reason. Raul thinks their relationship can now only be saved by a fairy. But do fairies exist?
Cast
See also
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List of Spanish films of 2006
A list of Spanish-produced and co-produced feature films released in Spain in 2006. When applicable, the domestic theatrical release date is favoured.
Films
Box office
The ten highest-grossing Spanish films in 2006, by domestic box office ...
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List of Argentine films of 2007
References
External links
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The Education of Fairies' on
Cineuropa
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2006 drama films
Spanish drama films
French drama films
Argentine drama films
Portuguese drama films
2000s Spanish-language films
2006 films
2000s Spanish films
2000s French films
2000s Argentine films
Tornasol Films films
Films directed by José Luis Cuerda
Spanish-language drama films
Films based on works by Didier Van Cauwelaert
Films scored by Lucio Godoy
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