"A breathtaking odyssey about fairies and those who belive in them."10 February 2000Factual75 mins
Walker takes us on a personal journey into a world of myth and imagination that he learned from his grandmother. He travels from the Moors of Devon and the Highlands of Scotland to the brooding Celtic landscapes of Ireland and the intimate hills of Cape Breton, in his search of this potent “otherworld” of the imagination.
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The Fairy Faith
Un documentario di 77 minuti realizzato dal regista canadese John Walker. Questo provocatorio ed insolito film esplora le credenze dei nostri giorni sul piccolo ...
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