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| The Feather Fairy | |
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| Directed by | Juraj Jakubisko |
| Written by | Brothers Grimm (original) Juraj Jakubisko Ľubomír Feldek |
| Produced by | Slovenská filmová tvorba, Bratislava / Omnia Film, Munich |
| Starring | Giulietta Masina Valerie Kaplanová Soňa Valentová Tobias Hoesl |
| Music by | Petr Hapka |
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| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Countries | West Germany Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Slovak |
The Feather Fairy (Slovak: Perinbaba) is a 1985 film adaptation of a Brothers Grimm's "Mother Hulda" 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
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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 1986
• Catholic Prize- Venice Film Festival 1986
• Certificate of Merit RAI II 
Gijón International Film Festival 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
- Astell, Hal C. F. "The Feather Fairy (1985)". Retrieved 2024-04-12.
External links
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