"The Snow Queen"
Lumikuningatar (Snödrottning)
La reine des neiges (French title)
Die Schneekönigin (German title)

Finland 1986 colour 93min Neofilmi Oy

****

Fantasy

cast: Satu Silvo (The Snow Queen), Outi Vainionkulma (Kerttu), Sebastian Kaatrasalo (Kai), Tuula Nyman, Esko Hukkanen, Pirjo Bergström, Juulia Ukkonen, Paavo Westerberg (prince), Saara Pakkasivirta, Ismo Alanko, Antti Litja, Elina Salo, Mikko Kivinen, Risto Kaskilahti, Kristo Salminen
credits: dir. and prod. Päivi Hartzell (also script), based on a story by Hans Christian Andersen, music Jukka Linkola, DOP Henrik Paersch and Kari Sohlberg, make-up Helena Lindgren

A wonderful fairytale of two children and a bad queen who wants to separate them. The whole movie looks just amazing. It has everything that a fairytale should have and maybe even more. Satu Silvo is perfect for her role as the icy queen. The music is like silk for your ears.

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