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Section: Czechoslovakian Cinema: Films of My Childhood, Czechoslovakian Cinema: Film Music
The Feather Fairy (1985)
The Feather Fairy saves young Jacob from his deathbed because she likes that he's not even afraid of death. She takes him home and lets him shake her big, duvet which makes it snow on Earth. Despite the trouble he causes, like making it snow in the desert, The Feather Fairy likes Jacob and helps hims after he sets out into the world among people, where he is captivated by his love for the beautiful Elizabeth. But before they can get married, Jacob and Elizabeth face trouble from her evil step-mother and her daughter Dora. As well has with Death, who is still after Jacob.
| Country | Germany, Slovak Republic |
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| Year | 1985 |
| Duration | 89 min |
| Rating | 8 |
| Language | Slovak |
| Subtitle | No subtitles |
| Directed by | Juraj Jakubisko |
| Screenplay | Ľubomír Feldek, Juraj Jakubisko |
| Director of Photography | Jozef Šimončič |
| Music | Petr Hapka |
| Edited by | Patrik Pašš |
| Contact | SFÚ |
Biography
A Slovak director, screenwriter and cameraman, He graduated from FAMU. His debut film was Christ's Years (1967). Among his most important films are e.g. The Deserter and the Nomads (1968), Birds, Orphans and Fools (1969), The Millennial Bee (1983), The Feather Fairy (1985) and Bathory: Countess of Blood (2008).
Friendship, Love, Fairy-tale, Action + Adventure, Supernatural