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)
Cast
![Giulietta Masina](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/208/163208888_09778a.jpg)
Giulietta Masina
Italy
Best movies:
The Road (1954)
Nights of Cabiria (1957)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
![Petra Kolevská](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/431/431584_984392.jpg)
Petra Kolevská
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Downfall of the Secluded Berhof (1983)
The Feather Fairy (1985)
Portrét Doriana Graya (1987) (TV movie)
![Tobias Hoesl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188420_fedc5c.jpg)
Tobias Hoesl
West Germany
Best movies:
History (1986) (TV movie)
The Feather Fairy (1985)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
![Pavol Mikulík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268583_8388a3.jpg)
Pavol Mikulík
Slovak state
Best movies:
The Millennial Bee (1983)
Henrich IV. (1987) (theatrical recording)
Portrét Doriana Graya (1969) (TV movie)
![Soňa Valentová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268499_e33657.jpg)
Soňa Valentová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Witchhammer (1969)
Na skle maľované (1980) (TV movie)
Portrét Doriana Graya (1969) (TV movie)
![Eva Horká](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275285_e4d2f5.jpg)
Eva Horká
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Girl with a Seashell (1980)
The Feather Fairy (1985)
Laskavý divák promine (1994) (series)
![Valerie Kaplanová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268378_ce558a.jpg)
Valerie Kaplanová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
Dissolved and Effused (1984)
Lokis (1986) (TV movie)
![Vlastimil Drbal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312327_0ebb89.jpg)
Vlastimil Drbal
Best movies:
Čekání na stříbrné zvonky (1985) (TV movie)
Zlá krev (1986) (series)
The Little Herdsman from the Valley (1983)
![Karel Effa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268606_1f6b4c.jpg)
Karel Effa
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
S Pydlou v zádech (1985) (theatrical recording)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
Mária Hojerová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Nepokojná láska (1975) (series)
Vianočné oblátky (1977) (TV movie)
Pacho, the Thief of Hybe (1975)
![Ivan Palúch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/444/444283_b2f869.jpg)
Ivan Palúch
Slovak state
Best movies:
Sváko Ragan (1976) (TV movie)
The Ear (1970)
Signum Laudis (1980)
![Zora Ulla Keslerová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274681_9e87af.jpg)
Zora Ulla Keslerová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Scalpel, Please (1985)
Hubert the Smart Boy (1984)
The Feather Fairy (1985)
Emanuel Hason
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Feather Fairy (1985)
Hodiny (1980)
The Rift (2019)
![Emil Horváth st.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271111_11f738.jpg)
Emil Horváth st.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Millennial Bee (1983)
Ja, stará mama, Iliko a Illarion (1988) (TV movie)
Naši synovia (1975) (series)
![Ľudovít Reiter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/462/162462258_52dcf4.jpg)
Ľudovít Reiter
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself (1989)
Forty-Four Mutineers (1957)
Nepokojná láska (1975) (series)
Milada Ondrašíková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Silvia Popovská
Best movies:
The Feather Fairy (1985)
Ivan Drozdy
Best movies:
Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself (1989)
The Feather Fairy (1985)
Construis une maison et plante un arbre (1979)
Hana Militká
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Kolya (1996)
Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself (1989)
Naši furianti (2006) (theatrical recording)
Ján Barto
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Ja, stará mama, Iliko a Illarion (1988) (TV movie)
The Feather Fairy (1985)
Južná pošta (1987)