She received positive reviews and the Golden Calf for Best Actress for her performance and the film enjoyed critical success , including the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards . Emanuel Levy , writing for '' The Advocate '' , wrote " It 's easy to see why " the film was winning awards in festivals , calling it " an enchanting fairy tale that maintains a consistently warm , lighthearted feel , " and Willeke van Ammelrooy wonderful . Janet Maslin of '' The New York Times '' called it " a work of magical feminism . " The film also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival , where it won the People 's Choice Award
68th Academy Awards
68th Academy Awards
Willeke van Ammelrooy