Jack Frost (1964 film)

Morozko Russian , Morozko is a Soviet film Gorky Film Studio originally released in 1964. It was based a traditional Russian fairy tale Morozko known in English as Morozko.

The lovely, humble Nastenka is despised by her stepmother who favors her own meanspirited and ugly daughter, Marfushka, and her meek father is powerless to stop her. After forcing Nastenka to knit socks before the rooster crows with Nastenka ultimately imploring the sun to go down again so she can have more time, Nastenkas stepmother gives Nastenka the tasks of feeding the chickens, watering the cattle, splitting wood, and sweeping the yard. We are then introduced to Ivan, who, finishing his chores, heads out into the woods after receiving some final words of guidance from his mother, such as not forgetting his mother, not harming the weak, and honoring those who are old. To all these pieces of advice Ivan offhandedly replies Dont worry repeatedly.The story then cuts to a group of bandits in the middle of a version of she loves me, she loves me not replaced with the phrases we will rob them, we will not rob themwe will eat them, we wont eat themwe will beat them, we will be beaten. While traveling in the woods, Ivan is accosted by these bandits. He quickly distracts them and tosses their wooden clubs so high in the air that he claims they wont fall down again until winter. Later, Ivan meets the elderly StarichokBorovichok eng. The Little Old Man the Little Boletus Mikhail Yanshin, who playfully challenges Ivan to try and catch him, offering a prize if he does. Being able to turn invisible, StarichokBorovichok soon wins, and offers a contrite Ivan the prize anyway a fine bow and quiver of arrows. However, when asked to bow before him in gratitude, Ivan boastfully declares The bear may bow before you, but not Ivan and leaves. StarichokBorovichok remarks that the bear will indeed bow before him, but it would be Ivans back that would bend. ........

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