Dwarfs: Not a Fairy Tale

Fielding

April 30, 2001

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Dwarf's: Not a Fairy Tale was on HBO last night. It is a compelling documentary about the lives of several "little people" (as they like to call themselves), ages 2 to 60. It doesn't overwhelm with scientific data, striking a balance between medical information and showing how people live. Episodes are intercut with scenes from Hollywood movies featuring dwarves, a la Bamboozled. My eyes teared up several times.

There is an unfortunate syrupy piano soundtrack, which doesn't ruin the movie.

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