Jack Frost / Father Frost (1964) (English subtitles). Part 1/5.

Jack Frost / Father Frost (1964) (English subtitles). Part 1/5.

This musical, beautifully costumed film is based on a popular Russian fairy tale. Once upon a time there lived a nice, sweet girl, Nastenka. Her wicked stepmother made her work very hard day and night. One day she decided to get rid of her stepdaughter by sending her to a winter forest for her to freeze to death there. In the same land, there lived a lad named Ivan. He fell in love with Nastenka, but, unfortunately, he bragged too much, and was turned for that into a bear by a forest magician. Both Nastenka and Ivan would have to go through many trials before they are finally reunited. And the one who helped them was the good wizard Father Frost... The mastery of the film's director, Alexander Row, who pioneered the genre of a fairy-tale screen adaptation, is still highly acclaimed. Even Steven Spilberg paid tribute to Row's enchanting fairy tales.

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Crew:
Script Writers M. VOLPlN, N. ERDMAN
Directed by Alexander ROW
Director of Photography D. SURENSKY
Production Designer A. KLOPOTOVSKY
Music by N. BUDASHKlN
Sound byA. DlKAN

Cast:
Jack Frost -Alexander KHVYLYA
Nastenka - N. SEDYKH
lvan - E. lZOTOV
Marfoushka - l. CHURlKOVA
Old Man - P. PAVLENKO
Old Woman -V. ALTAlSKAYA
Baba Yaga - G.MlLLYAR
Grandfather Mushroom - G.BORlSOVA
Bandit Chieftain -A. KUBATSKY

Awards
* St. Mark's Golden Lion at the Venice IFF for Children and Youth, 1965
* Capitoline Jupiter at the Rome IFF, 1966
* Silver Medal at the Teheran IFF for Children, 1966

© M.Gorky Central Film Studio, 1964.