The Snow Queen (1957 film)
The Snow Queen Russian , Snezhnaya koroleva is a 1957 Soviet animated film directed by Lev Atamanov. It was produced at the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow and is based on the story of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen. The film was rereleased with English soundtracks in 1959, 1993, and 1998.
On a winter night following, Gerdas grandmother tells the two children the legend of the Snow Queen, and while she tells it the viewer is taken to the Snow Queens palace of ice in the far north on Spitsbergen where she sits on her throne and looks into her mirror. The Snow Queens proud and frowning face is seen in Gerdas frosted window to Gerdas exclamation, Its the Snow Queen. Kay jokes, Let her come in here, and Ill put her on a hot stove. This angers the Snow Queen, who is watching the children from her mirror, which she smashes with her scepter, telling the ice splinters of the shattered mirror to go into the eyes and hearts of those who have offended her. Back at Gerdas home the window bursts open, letting in ice splinters that get into Kays eyes and heart. His personality changes he is hostile toward Gerda, and when Gerda notices that the letting in of the cold wind and snow has killed their roses, which have turned black, Kay stomps on them and kicks them about in glee. He then leaves Gerda in tears to be comforted by her grandmother.When Kay goes out on the next day to ride around on his sled in the marketplace of the city, Gerda wants to come along, riding on Kays sled as she has always done. Kay pulls the sled fast, knocking Gerda off, but she tries not to cry. Kay ties his sled to the sleigh of the Snow Queen, which has suddenly appeared, to Gerdas horror. The Snow Queen pulls Kay on his sled out of the city, where she stops and confronts him, taking him into her arms as her willing captive, since his heart is as cold as ice. The Snow Queens presence freezes a mother bird to death as she protects her young under her. These young birds will appear later in the story. ........
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