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The Good Fairy
Why this pick
A Depression-era romantic fantasy where cinema and ordinary life gently collide; its buoyant studio-era charm carries the same belief that imagination can offer real emotional rescue.
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MOVIE1985 1h 22m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Set in New Jersey during the Great Depression in 1935, the film tells the story of Cecilia (Mia Farrow), a clumsy waitress who goes to the movies to escape her bleak life and loveless, abusive marriage to Monk (Danny Aiello), whom she has attempted to leave on numerous occasions.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Mia Farrow
Cecilia
Danny Aiello
Monk
Irving Metzman
Theater Manager
John Wood
Jason
Van Johnson
Larry
Zoe Caldwell
The Countess
Milo O'Shea
Father Donnelly
Jeff Daniels
Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd