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Based on popular Russian fairy tales, Father Frost is a beautifully costumed musical about Nastenka, a sweet girl who lives with her wicked stepmother and is forced to do all the work of the house. Nastenka falls in love with Ivan, a fine young man from the village who is turned into a bear, while Nastenka is sent to the woods to freeze by her stepmother. Will the two young lovers ever reunite? Only the good wizard Father Frost can make it possible. (official distributor synopsis)
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The excellent Georgij Milljar as Baba Yaga and great music, but I think that without one of the best Czechoslovak dubs (which also translated the dialogues into verse), even Ťapka would not have been able to achieve Frosty today. The Russians wonder what we see in Frosty. I wonder if they know that we made it really watchable.
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I have always liked East Slavic fairy tales influenced by Byzantine and Tatar-Mongol influences, and it's a shame that so few good movies have been made based on their motifs. During the Soviet Union era, there were mostly building films, today there is a lack of money, enlightened producers, and a social demand for their production. In its time, this film was something like a revelation among the Soviet non-consumable film productions. Many quotes from the fairy tale have become popular, and I still consider it to be more than acceptable and a funny cinematic spectacle. Overall impression: 80% - considering a bit of nostalgia.
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A signboard of a Soviet fairy tale. It is difficult to judge objectively whether this film is really so emblematic.
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A cult that I can’t understand. This used to ruin every New Year’s eve for me. It’s good that you can turn off the TV, or not turn it on at all.
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95% of the fame of this fairy tale is thanks to the dubbing which is so genius that it turned an ordinary Russian fairy tale into such an experience that we need to revisit it every New Yearsʼ Eve. For peace in our nation.
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