''The Feather Fairy'' () is a 1985 Slovakian film 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 ...

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Juraj Jakubisko Juraj Jakubisko (30 April 1938 – 24 February 2023) was a Slovak film director. He directed fifteen feature films, between 1967 and 2008. He often took on the dual role of cinematographer in his films, as well as writing or co-writing the scrip ...

. 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 Zlín Film Festival, also known as the International Film Festival for Children and Youth () is an annual festival of children's film in Zlín in the Czech Republic, founded in 1961 in the former Czechoslovakia. History The first festival t ...

1986
• Special Jury Prize * Slovak Film Medal 1986 * XXIV. Festival of Czech and Slovak 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 (, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival held in Venice, Italy. It is the world's oldest film festival and one of the ...

1986
• Catholic Prize *

1986
• Certificate of Merit RAI II *

Gijón International Film Festival The Gijón International Film Festival ( or ''FICXixón'') is an annual film festival held in Gijón, a city in northwest Spain. The festival is mainly concentrated on independent and auteur cinema. Gijón's International Short Film Competition ...

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

Sequel

A sequel called Perinbaba: Two Realms came out in 2023.

References

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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