At the heart of its breathtaking poetry and subtle theatrical sophistication, "The Fantasticks" is a timeless fable of love that manages to be nostalgic and universal at the same time. It tells an allegorical story of two neighboring fathers who trick their children into falling in love by pretending to feud. When the children discover the deception, they reject the arranged love match and separate. Each then gains disillusioning experiences of the real world, seen in parallel fantasy sequences.
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At the heart of its breathtaking poetry and subtle theatrical sophistication, "The Fantasticks" is a timeless fable of love that manages to be nostalgic and universal at the same time. It tells an allegorical story of two neighboring fathers who trick their children into falling in love by pretending to feud. When the children discover the deception, they reject the arranged love match and separate. Each then gains disillusioning experiences of the real world, seen in parallel fantasy sequences.