The Rain Fairy
Fairy-tale, feature, official section IFF Zlín, Fest Troia, Chemnitz, Rimouski
Screenplay: Jan Mika, Director: Milan Cieslar
The elements ruling the earth – wind, storm, mist and rain – are on their „regular inspection tour“. Out of the four elements, we are following The Rain Fairy. She is walking through the country, dressed like a poor woman. She gets to know that people really started thinking mainly about money, that love and goodness are disappearing. Both became mere words, without any value.
People like that are represented by a farmer named Mr. Greed, Andrew´s father, in a certain village; his son Andrew and his girl - friend Lily is the opposite. Lily is in love with Andrew, but she comes from a poor cottage and the farmer dislikes seeing their love. Such an emotion promises no riches.
Once the elements return to their „boss“ The Sun, they demand strict punishment. The Sun hesitates, knowing that people are people – he has no others and likes them in spite of their faults, but is defeated in the vote. At the last moment, The Rain Fairy helps him. She asks The Sun whether she can punish the people herself. The other elements accept that reluctantly, since she will be too mild, but The Sun agrees.
„What kind of punishments is it going to be?“
„I´ll take the rain away from them,“ The Rain Fairy says.
Synopsis
The Rain Fairy, Screenplay: Jan Mika, Director: Milan Cieslar