Alex and Polly are still struggling as they try to come to terms with the loss of their son, Joseph. Elsie, 8, their daughter is a bit neglected, but has made friends with fairies out back in the woods behind their house. Francis, 12, whose father is in the war, comes from South Africa to stay with them, and together she and Elsie take pictures of the fairies. Alex innocently develops the pictures and the lives of all the family members change in many ways.

This movie will challenge your belief system about the existence of fairies and angels. Maybe they really do exist.

From the visually impaired point of view, "Fairy Tale" starts out with two scenes flashing back and forth, one of Houdini, the great magician, in a performance and the other of a little girl playing in the woods near the house. There are very few words in this scene, so you will be immediately putting your sighted assistant to work. The movie moves slowly and is not filled with abrupt changes and chaos like some adventure movies, but it still was not very easy to follow. All the scenes of the fairies in action were silent. The music was pleasant and subtle. No trouble there. The characters were easy to distinguish and the sequence of events unfolded in an orderly fashion and at a reasonable rate. Right near the end there was a blend of three scenes, most with no dialogue. This would have been impossible to follow without an assistant.

The film left me with a peaceful and tranquil feeling, but it was not one of my favorites. I'll give this one a 5.