Poison for the Fairies
1986 · 90 min · Director: Carlos Enrique Taboada
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Mexico City circa 1965: Flavia is an aristocratic little girl, who is very lonely and bored. At school she meets and befriends a strange and beautiful girl named Verónica, who dreams of becoming a witch. Their games get increasingly sadistic and macabre, and escalate to involve the bloody murder of a piano teacher and macabre mayhem.
Emotional fingerprint
Poison for the Fairies (1986) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 35%, Anxiety 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Disturbing35%
- Anxiety25%
- Fear20%
- Sadness10%
- Tension10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Anxiety, Fear. Genres: Fantasy, Horror. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Anxiety and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Sympathy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Sympathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Curiosity | 38 % | 22 % | 22 % | 8 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Curiosity | 35 % | 18 % | 16 % | 14 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Curiosity | 34 % | 18 % | 14 % | 16 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Curiosity | 36 % | 24 % | 18 % | 14 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Curiosity | 44 % | 36 % | 26 % | 21 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Tension | 55 % | 50 % | 40 % | 35 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Disturbing | 57 % | 50 % | 46 % | 41 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Sympathy | 59 % | 49 % | 49 % | 48 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Disturbing | 60 % | 53 % | 53 % | 48 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Disturbing | 49 % | 43 % | 41 % | 32 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Curiosity | 41 % | 34 % | 29 % | 25 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Sympathy | 48 % | 39 % | 35 % | 34 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Disturbing | 53 % | 44 % | 41 % | 38 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 51 % | 48 % | 36 % | 35 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 54 % | 54 % | 38 % | 39 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 64 % | 64 % | 49 % | 46 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 71 % | 70 % | 59 % | 55 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Sympathy | 68 % | 65 % | 57 % | 54 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Tension | 66 % | 65 % | 53 % | 48 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Tension | 75 % | 75 % | 57 % | 53 % |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Nana
Miss Aragon
Tono
Flavia's Mother (voice)
Madame Rickard (voice)
Grandmother (voice)
Nana (voice)
(voice)
Claudia (uncredited)
Flavia's Father (uncredited)
Señora Krinsky (uncredited)
Jaime's Grandmother (uncredited)
David (uncredited)
Flavia's Mother (uncredited)
(voice)
Details
- Directed by
- Carlos Enrique Taboada
- Written by
- Carlos Enrique Taboada
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1986
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Country
- Mexico
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Disturbing
- Data updated
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