The Feather Fairy
8.2 /10 1 Votes
Director Juraj Jakubisko Music director Petr Hapka Language Slovak | 8/10 IMDb Genre Comedy, Fantasy, Romance Duration Country West Germany
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Writer Brothers Grimm , Juraj Jakubisko , Lubomir Feldek Release date 1985 Initial release October 1, 1985 (Czechoslovakia) Screenplay Juraj Jakubisko, Lubomir Feldek Cast Giulietta Masina (Perinbaba / Lady Winter), Tobias Hoesl (Jakub), Petra Vancíková (Alžbětka), Sona Valentová (Stepmother), Pavol Mikulík (Father), Milada Ondrasíková (Dora)Similar movies Cinderella , Frozen , Happily N'Ever After , Everest , The Shining , Groundhog Day | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Feather Fairy (Slovak: Perinbaba) is a 1985 adaptation of a Brothers Grimm's Mother Hulda short story directed by Slovak director Juraj Jakubisko. A fairy tale about a grandma who cares for snow and a boy who isn't afraid of death.
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Synopsis
A fairy tale not only for children about Jacob, who through his courage, manages to trick death. The film plays with man’s never-ending desire for happiness, love and victory over death. Mrs. Winter, The Feather Fairy, rules the world and also, being so open hearted, raises little Jacob, who almost died in an avalanche. Life in the fairytale is perfect, the little boy is immortal, he doesn’t get older, and he has everything. Even though his life is perfect he watches human life through a looking glass. He sees a young girl Alžbetka growing into a young lady, and he desires to be a normal person and live with his love. J. Jakubisko: “What you do now with the special digital effects we did without them. My friend Federico Fellini persuaded Guilietta Massina to be the Feather Fairy and she brought a spark and lightness to the story.”
Film Awards
• Special Jury Prize
• Prize for art production
• Young Audience Member’s Prize for best film
• Audience Prize for best film
• Catholic Prize
• Certificate of Merit RAI II
• Jury Prize for the best special effects
• Grand Prize Camerio
• Grand Prize
Premiere screening
1 November 1985
References
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