The Feather Fairy

The Feather Fairy (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

 * 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