Fairytale

Fairytale

Directed by Sebastiano Mauri

Produced by Palomar, RAI Cinema

201887 min6.9 / 10

A darkly comedic portrait of two 1950s housewives whose intimate friendship masks hidden pain and societal constraint, blending period nostalgia with the slow unraveling of their carefully constructed lives.

Two housewives in America in the 1950s, Mrs Fairytale and her best friend Mrs Emerald, meet every day to share their quiet and bourgeois lives, but the façade of perfection slowly crumbles to reveal terrible secrets.

Questions people ask

  • Is Fairytale sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Does Fairytale end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Fairytale violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Fairytale easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Fairytale scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

64/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity79

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise50

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Fairytale

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Fairytale

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Fairytale, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Fairytale, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Fairytale, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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