So Long at the Fair

So Long at the Fair

Paris ! ... city of love and intrigue ... scene of the most fascinating mystery ever filmed !

Directed by Terence Fisher, Antony Darnborough

Produced by Gainsborough Pictures

195081 min6.9 / 10

A classic mystery-thriller built on paranoia and gaslighting, where a woman must uncover a sinister conspiracy while everyone around her denies her brother ever existed.

Vicky Barton and her brother Johnny travel from Naples to visit the 1889 Paris Exhibition. They both sleep in seperate rooms in their hotel. When the she gets up in the morning she finds her brother and his room have disappeared and no one will even acknowledge that he was ever there. Now Vicky must find out what exactly happened to her brother.

Questions people ask

  • Is So Long at the Fair scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is So Long at the Fair sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is So Long at the Fair violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does So Long at the Fair end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is So Long at the Fair easy watching? 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.

71/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity87

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Surprise63

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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