''The Feather Fairy'' ( sk, Perinbaba) is a 1985 adaptation of a

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Mother Hulda "Frau Holle" ( ; also known as "Mother Holle", "Mother Hulda" or "Old Mother Frost") is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in ''Children's and Household Tales'' in 1812 (KHM 24). It is of Aarne-Thompson type 480. Frau Holle (als ...

short story directed by Slovak director Juraj Jakubisko. A fairy tale about an immortal woman who cares for snow and a boy who isn't afraid of death.

Synopsis

A fairy tale not only for children about Jacob, who through his courage, manages to trick death. The film plays with people'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. Jakubisko: “What you do now with the special digital effects we did without them. My friend Federico Fellini persuaded Giulietta Masina to be the Feather Fairy and she brought a spark and lightness to the story.”

Film Awards

* Zlín Film Festival 1986
• Special Jury Prize * Slovakian Film Medal 1986 * XXIV. Festival of Czech and Slovakian Film 1986
• Prize for art production * IV. Film Festival for youth Lyon 1986
• Young Audience Member's Prize for best film * UNICEF Grand Prix, 1986 * Film Festival in Belgrade 1986
• Audience Prize for best film * XLII.

Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival h ...

1986
• Catholic Prize *

1986
• Certificate of Merit RAI II *

Gijón International Film Festival The Gijón International Film Festival ( ast, Festival Internacional de Cine de Xixón or ''FICXixón'') is an annual film festival held in Gijón, a city in northwest Spain. History The festival's origins date back to 1963. In the beginning ...

1986
• Jury Prize for the best special effects * International Film Festival Rimouski 1988
• Grand Prize Camerio * I. International Film Festival for children Buenos Aires 1988
• Grand Prize

Premiere screening

1 November 1985

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About The Feather Fairy
* * 1985 films Films based on Grimms' Fairy Tales Slovak fantasy films Films directed by Juraj Jakubisko Films scored by Petr Hapka 1985 fantasy films Films based on fairy tales {{fantasy-film-stub