The Snow Queen (1986 film)

{{short description|1986 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = The Snow Queen

| image = The Snow Queen 1986.jpg

| caption = Original Finnish film poster.

| director = Päivi Hartzell

| producer = Päivi Hartzell

| writer = Päivi Hartzell

| based_on = The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen

| starring = Satu Silvo
Outi Vainionkulma
Sebastian Kaatrasalo

| music = Jukka Linkola

| cinematography = Henrik Paersch

| editing = Anne Lakanen

| production_companies = Neofilmi Oy

| distributor = Finnkino Oy

| released = {{Film date|1986|12|19|df=yes}}

| runtime = 90 minutes

| country = Finland

| language = Finnish

| budget = FIM 6,130,062

}}

The Snow Queen ({{langx|fi|Lumikuningatar}}) is a 1986 Finnish fantasy film directed by Päivi Hartzell, based on the eponymous 1844 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.{{cite web |url=http://www.elonet.fi/fi/elokuva/106945 |title=Lumikuningatar (1986) |accessdate=17 August 2015 |work=elonet}} It was an exceptionally large film production at the time it was made in Finland, with a total cost of more than 6 million Finnish marks. The Finnish Film Foundation participated in the financing of the film with 2,885,000 Finnish marks.

The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 60th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences