The Feather Fairy
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{{Infobox film
| name = The Feather Fairy
| image = The feather fairy poster.jpg
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| director = Juraj Jakubisko
| producer = Slovenská filmová tvorba, Bratislava / Omnia Film, Munich
| writer = Brothers Grimm (original)
Juraj Jakubisko
Ľubomír Feldek
| starring = Giulietta Masina
Valerie Kaplanová
Soňa Valentová
Tobias Hoesl
| music = Petr Hapka
| cinematography =
| editing =
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| released = {{Film date|1985}}
| runtime = 95 minutes
| country = West Germany
Czechoslovakia
| language = Slovak
| budget =
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The Feather Fairy ({{langx|sk|Perinbaba}}) is a 1985 West German 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.{{Cite web |last=Astell |first=Hal C. F. |title=The Feather Fairy (1985) |url=https://www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2021/02/the-feather-fairy-1985.html |access-date=2024-04-12}}
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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- {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Zlín Film Festival 1986
• Special Jury Prize - {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Slovak Film Medal 1986
- {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} XXIV. Festival of Czech and Slovak Film 1986
• Prize for art production - {{flagicon|France}} IV. Film Festival for youth Lyon 1986
• Young Audience Member's Prize for best film - UNICEF Grand Prix, 1986
- {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} Film Festival in Belgrade 1986
• Audience Prize for best film - {{flagicon|Italy}} XLII.Venice Film Festival 1986
• Catholic Prize - {{flagicon|Italy}} Venice Film Festival 1986
• Certificate of Merit RAI II - {{flagicon|Spain}} Gijón International Film Festival 1986
• Jury Prize for the best special effects - {{flagicon|Quebec}} International Film Festival Rimouski 1988
• Grand Prize Camerio - {{flagicon|Argentina}} 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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External links
- [http://www.jakubiskofilm.com/en/movies/9-the-feather-fairy/ About The Feather Fairy]
- {{IMDb title|id=0089800|title=Perinbaba}}
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Category:Films based on Grimms' Fairy Tales
Category:Films directed by Juraj Jakubisko
Category:Films scored by Petr Hapka
Category:Films based on fairy tales
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