Father Frost (1965)

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In a series of strange encounters with the magical and the supernatural, a beautiful, abused girl named Nastenka, and Ivan, a strong, proud young man, find each other and fall in love. Nastenka lives in a tiny house on the edge of the forest, where her wicked stepmother treats her horribly while doting on her own fat, worthless daughter, whom she hopes to marry off to a wealthy family; Ivan, from another part of the forest, goes off seeking adventure, but he is too proud for his own good and must learn humility -- he does this with the help of a strange old man, who casts a spell on him giving him the head of a bear. He gets back his own face only after he performs a good deed for the sheer goodness of doing it, and is soon worthy of marrying Nastenka -- but first the two of them must overcome the evi lmachinations of a witch who tried to cook Ivan, and Nastenka's stepmother, who is still doing her best to thwart the girl's happiness. They get unexpected help from Father Frost, a St. Nicholas-like figure with his magic carriage and his icy staff. ~ Bruce Eder, Rovi

Starring:: Alexandr Khvylya, Natalya Sedykh, (more)

Director(s):: Aleksandr Rou

Format(s):: DVD
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Synopsis of Father Frost

Theatrical Feature Running Time:: 84 mins

Complete Cast of Father Frost

Alexandr Khvylya - Jack Frost
Eduard Izotov
Pavel Pavlenko - The Old Man
Georgiy Millyar - Witch
Anatoliy Kubatsky - Bandit Chieftain
Tatyana Pelttser - Eligible Bachelor's Mother
Varvara Popova
M. Korabelnikova
A. Timontayev

Natalya Sedykh - Nastenka
Inna Churikova - Marfushka
Vera Altayskaya - Stepmother
G. Borisova
Valentin Bryleyev - Eligible Bachelor
Tatyana Barysheva
Anastasiya Zueva - Storyteller in the Russian version
Yuri Chekulaev
Mikhail Yanshin

Director(s):: Aleksandr Rou

Writer(s):: Nikolay Erdman, Mikhail Volpin

Categories:: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Family & Kids

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	Darren B.

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

Too many may not know that is is a dubbed, re-mastered Russian childrens' classic. It is traditional Soviet era childrens' film is that much of the smaller characters are horribly overacted, but that is the charm of a Russian film. This film is not for everyone. It is a fairy tale, probably the origin of Sleeping Beauty. The remastering is spectacular and the dubbing is almost seemless. Without resolute starring at the lips, it is hard to notice the dubbing most of the time. The songs are still presented in Russian, this is fine since dubbing music is likely quite difficult. Turn on the subtitles for the songs.

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