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The Ignorant Fairies (2001)

The Ignorant Fairies poster
Original title
Le fate ignoranti
Directed by
Ferzan Özpetek
Genre
drama film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
R
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 597 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman finds out after her husband's death that he was in a long-term relationship with a man. She meets his lover and starts to learn about this hidden part of his life.

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What happens

The Ignorant Fairies (Italian: Le fate ignoranti; released on DVD in the US as His Secret Life) is a 2001 Italian drama film directed by Turkish-Italian film director Ferzan Özpetek. The story follows a woman who discovers that her recently deceased husband had been having an affair with another man. In 2022, Disney+ released a TV serialization of the film, directed once more by Özpetek. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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