Fairytale
Czechoslovakia / West Germany / Italy / Austria,
1985, 89 min
Directed by:
Juraj JakubiskoCinematography:
Dodo ŠimončičComposer:
Petr HapkaCast:
Giulietta Masina, Petra Kolevská, Tobias Hoesl, Pavol Mikulík, Soňa Valentová, Eva Horká, Valerie Kaplanová, Vlastimil Drbal, Karel Effa, Mária Hojerová (more)Plots(1)
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 criticises greed and evil desires. (official distributor synopsis)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Venice Film Festival
- 1985 - Juraj Jakubisko (Golden Lion for Best Film)
Zlín Film Festival
- 1986 - Juraj Jakubisko (Special Recoginition)