The Feather Fairy (1985)
"Perinbaba" (original title)

A fairy-tale about an old lady who takes care of snow and Jakub who does not fear death. It reflects the idea of people's longing for happiness, love and understanding, their effort to ... See full summary »

Director:

Juraj Jakubisko

Writers:

Lubomír Feldek, Juraj Jakubisko,

Stars:

Giulietta Masina, Petra Vancíková, Tobias Hoesl

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Giulietta Masina	...	Perinbaba / Lady Winter
Petra Vancíková	...	Alzbeta
Tobias Hoesl	...	Jakub
Sona Valentová	...	Stepmother
Pavol Mikulík	...	Father
Milada Ondrasíková	...	Dora
Valérie Kaplanová	...	Stará Zubatá / Old Lady Death
Eva Horká	...	Mladá Zubatá / Young Lady Death
Ludovit Reiter
Karel Effa	...	Prinzipal
Vlastimir Drbal	...	6 year old Jakub (as Vlastimil Drbal)
Emanuel Hason	...	12 year old Jakub (as Eman Hason)
Zora Kerova	...	(as Zora-Ulla Keslerová)
Sylvia Popovská
Ivan Palúch

Storyline

A fairy-tale about an old lady who takes care of snow and Jakub who does not fear death. It reflects the idea of people's longing for happiness, love and understanding, their effort to overcome troubles and win over death. It criticizes greed and evil desires.

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Plot Keywords:

death | fairy tale | snow | capital punishment | prophecy | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

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Details

Country:

Czechoslovakia West Germany Italy Austria

Language:

Slovak

Release Date:

1 October 1985 (Czechoslovakia)

Also Known As:

The Feather Fairy

Filming Locations:

Lomnicky Stít, Slovakia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Slovenská filmová tvorba Koliba (SFT), Studio Hraných Filmov Bratislava, Omnia Film München

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Frau Holle (1953)

User Reviews

Simply Beautiful

Here's a seemingly simple fairy tale movie that's palpably beautiful on every level -- visually,emotionally, and as an unfettered act of imagination.

Giulietta Masina is the Feather Fairy (Perinbaba), a grandmotherly character whose role is to provide snow for the world. Her interactions with the young boy are loving and ripe with wisdom and compassion. She is played physically by Federico Fellini's wife, and vocally by a talented Slovak actress. Her voice-over ability to define the character is no less powerful than Masina's, so that the role is a brilliant and seamless collaboration.

The film is gorgeous to watch, thanks to the spectacular Slovak mountain landscape location, and the straightforward beauty of white feathers seen floating against a sunny deep-blue sky.