To the shooting of "Morozko" Alexander Rowe approached, having a wealth of experience. Already managed to go out in rental "Marya the Artist", "Evenings on the farm near Dikanka", "Kingdom of curved mirrors", little-known "Mystery of the mountain lake" and, of course, "Kashchei Immortal". But since 1964, Rowe's films have become, so to speak, more popular. Starting with Morozko, the director’s fairy tales are not complete without the participation of a friendly narrator (Anastasia Zuyeva), who meets the audience from the window of a beautiful hut. Giving viewers the opportunity to feel the atmosphere of a remote village, the director reveals secrets to them in an amazing, magical world.
However, starting to view, the audience for some time will be surprised to raise eyebrows. The fact is that the film, based on the fairy tale about Morozko, embodies the expected plot only in its second half. The first one is devoted to another story that takes place in the summer and involves other characters. Many, watching “Morozko”, remember first of all not winter and not an angry stepmother, but a natural werewolf, into which the Old Man-Borovichok turns a too proud young man. I applaud the director: it was great! Emphasizing the Russian basis of the plot, Rowe shows us not a wolfodlak, but a bear werewolf, because, as we know, werewolves usually embodied human fear of the most dangerous predators. A big surprise for me was that Borovitchka is played by an actress. Yes, under the mushroom hat hides Galina Borisova. The voice belongs to Mikhail Yanshin, and the choice of the actor, in my opinion, is ideal.
Working on the “summer” part of the film, Rowe apparently got into such excitement that the atmosphere of the mysterious forest thicket leaves even more positive impressions than the second, “winter” part, where the culprit of the celebration appears. In fact, this is a paradox and at the same time the main drawback of the tape: Frost is not enough that rarely appears on the screen, and is also absent in the final. But even rare appearances were enough to Alexander Khvylya (already familiar to the audience in the image of Chuba from "Evenings at the Farm") became Santa Claus number one. It is almost impossible to imagine another actor in his place! The same applies to the Altai Faith. The actress has already played three times in Roe's films "disgusting aunts and old women", but in "Frost" her character appears more often than usual, so the bad reputation was fixed for her like a tail after a witch. And apparently, Rowe after “Frost” began to gnaw his conscience, so in his next film he decided to improve the reputation of the actress. This is no longer the case.
It is much more interesting to discuss George Millar, who takes his most famous image in Morozco. A quarter of a century ago, in Vasilis the Beautiful, the actor had already played Babu Yaga, but there was another, darker concept that allowed only partially reveal the most famous Slavic witch. Such attributes as a stupa with a broom and a hut on chicken legs are demonstrated in all its glory in Morozko. In addition, the character of Yaga became noticeably kinder. If you think about it, this is a tremendous achievement: thanks to Millar Yaga, for the first time in hundreds of years, she became perceived as a funny and not so scary old woman. True, the living trees near her hut are still monsters. Worthy competitors werewolf from the same film. Oh, I wish Rowe had been entrusted with a real horror movie! .
Which ends up. The pros of Morozco are foolish to deny. This is a landmark film not only for Rowe, but for Russian culture in general. However, we must admit that the narrative looks very different. Old Man-Borovichok, Morozko and Baba-Yaga are magnificent, but it is a pity that all three exist separately despite the limited general location. The involuntary question arises: what happens to them behind the scenes? How do these characters behave, say, when the season changes? Perhaps such questions were showered on Roe from the audience, so in the next film he showed ... but it is not here.
8 out of 10
P. As a cat person, I cannot forgive the fact that in this film the cat, unlike the dog, represents something bad. Not fair!
Millard is gold! Just feel – “You are my cat, warm tummy, black back, silk coat.” Great, immediately give Millar an Oscar for the best supporting role. Georgy Frantsevich plays at an exorbitant level. Baba Yaga from Millar - falls in love with himself from the first minutes. Each of her words hits exactly the target.
Guys, this is my ninth review of the brilliant storyteller Alexander Rowe. Well, I love him, even if you don't. Amazing director. If I may say so, the most important wizard of Soviet cinema (with all due respect to other storytellers, for example, to Ptushko). Morozco premiered in 1965.
Only now I found out, it turns out, Rowe was not the first who filmed “Morozko”. There is another version from a certain Yuri Zhelyabugsky. He took it off in 1924. But, Yuri had a black and white silent short (on the Internet you can find a small fragment).
Returning to the full-length picture by Alexander Rowe. "Frost" still fascinates. A timeless classic. Included a specially restored version – fantastic! Bright, atmospheric and beautiful fairy tale. I went back to my childhood for an hour and a half. What we are talking about, such things need to know, a-hee-hee-hee.
Magnificent acting ensemble (Millyar said above) – Natalia Sedykh in the role of Nastenka, Inna Churikova in the role of Marfusha (mother, you have her eyebrow smear), Anatoly Kubatsky in the role of ataman of robbers, Alexander Khvylya in the role of Morozko himself, etc. Curiously, many of these actors have already collaborated with Roe before Morozco.
Judging by the huge number of ratings (Roe’s first fairy tale, which exceeded 100 thousand votes), we have the most famous work of Alexander Rowe. Plus, quite a high rating (over 8). Well, it's well deserved. That is, people do not forget “Frost”, periodically review.
Recommended (for both adults and children)
P.S.
Foreign film fans (with IMDB) criticized the film (read reviews, solid game). Why? Because this is our movie one hundred percent. They just don't understand.
When discussing Morozko, I was always surprised by claims to Nastenka as a bad role model. She's not viable, like her dad. And I even agree with that statement! Only to perceive the characters of a book or film as models of behavior in modern real life is permissible maximum preschooler, older people should already understand that in addition to moral fables in the world there are other artistic forms. . .
"Frost" is a fairy tale! That says it all. This is such a compote of forgotten myths, legends about the origin of antediluvian traditions and everyday details of ancient times that it is simply ridiculous to approach it with the same standards as the everyday story about our contemporaries! Specifically, in Morozko, we see traces of the wondrous tradition of getting rid of unnecessary children in hungry years, and initiation myths, and the painful transition to patriarchy. Propp at Fraser would have found something interesting. And it is these elements that form the plot basis of the fairy tale, and determine the characters and behavior of the characters. So why bring such a fossil into the present? Because memory is the only form of immortality available to man. As long as we remember the old tales, the people who created them are still alive.
In Morozco, you just have to enjoy the artistic retelling of this story. And it's done just fine! Here is really recreated the world of the Russian fairy tale with all the brightness, redundancy and smallness inherent in any fairy tale. There are beauties in kokoshnikov in the middle of the summer working day, and huge white mushrooms as in the picture, and a tower among snow-capped forests, and huts on chicken legs. By the way, the rotten stumps around Rowe’s hut were much more sympathetic than Jackson’s rotten stumps, although those, based on the beautiful text of the original source, should not just be cute, but downright beautiful.
The actors are all there, too. Yes, the positive characters in any fairy tale about the hero-seeker will be one-dimensional. So what? But all the Ivanov-Tsareviches of all the fairy tales I read later I imagined with the face of this Ivan. Painfully suitable for the prince his face. And Morozko is quite in his place, too. Well, he's just a classic magic giver, what kind of special psychologicalism do you need to reveal this character? Well, the negative characters are generally a separate song and a separate fairy tale. Baba Yaga, played by Millyar and Marfushenka Inna Churikova alone could make this film, even if everything else was out of hand. Marfushenka in general, probably the best and brightest role of Churikova.
As a result, Rowe turned out to be a bright festive New Year's film, which does not bother with a hundredth viewing, because it allows you to abandon everyday worries.
'Morozko' - a wonderful New Year's fairy tale. This is our Slavic folklore. This is our Slavic fantasy. My favorite genres, by the way.
The film is shot well: a bright picture, perfectly conveyed the spirit of the ancient Russian village, unobtrusive morality, a real harsh and at the same time fabulous winter, colorful characters.
Ivanushka is initially shown to us as an arrogant and narcissistic type, in whose head there is a revaluation of values only after he faces great problems and difficulties.
Nastya, thanks to her kindness, finds happiness, while her sister, brilliantly executed by Churikova (insolent, capricious, evil), remains at the broken trough. As well as her treacherous and mercantile mother.
Nastya's father - ' a rag' who is unable to say 'no' to his wife revelling in power, is also somewhat rehabilitated.
I’m not going to tell you what this story teaches. It's too obvious. This is something you need to look at at an early age to understand and perceive, because learning kindness and caring in adulthood is already difficult, and sometimes impossible.
I liked the music and the song Nastya ' Orphan'. In the performance of Bichevskaya sounds much worse, by the way. It’s not a question of what...
'Morozko' cynics won’t like it, they’ll find something to laugh at, as some reviews prove. To laugh at the naive, pure is not difficult, there is no need for intelligence. This story is for people who know how to feel and feel. And the rest of us should look at why waste time.
There is also magic, and phrases that were analyzed for quotes, and a charming dog Tyapa (I liked the most, perhaps). In general, 'Morozko' - a good New Year's fantasy, which can be watched at any time of the year.
8 out of 10
... But let’s arrange a competition among fans of the film “Frost”: who watched it the most? I'm starting. So, only in the last 10 years (since I had a computer and the Internet), I watched it at least 2 times a year. That's 20 times. Over the past 40 years, on TV, on CDs, plus probably 30! That's almost half a shot! Who's bigger? Life goes on! “If you were on a desert island and knew you had to live there until you died, what 100 movies would you take with you to watch for the rest of your life?” A very correct question / survey, which I have repeatedly referred to in my reviews (quizzically asking “questioners” – what media to look at, and where on a desert island power supply?). So, one of my films would definitely be “Morozko” (then I would definitely catch up to 100 views!).
Now let’s talk about the serious, even the serious. It seems that we know this picture by heart and remember all the quotes from it. But this is the property of the Great Cinema that, with each viewing of it, we discover some of its new sides, details, sometimes even miscalculations of its creators. In my deep conviction, a film with 10 points rating is an Absolutely Perfect film, which should be striven for (go ahead, fellow filmmakers!) and which is not subject to criticism! In the meantime, let’s kindly, constructively consider and criticize even such old masterpieces as Morozko. We have seen everything, but we have not seen everything. Here, some of what I saw, but not particularly noticed, I offer you, in my favorite “contemporary” form (otherwise – “notes on cuffs”). With your permission, let me start.
.. At the very beginning there is a beautiful panorama of the morning sky, then the camera runs into the porch of the Nastenka family house. According to all the canons of the movie, a hit should be justified by something – someone should go out on the porch or something should happen there. But the whole thing happens inside. Why would you run? Dupel "empty" (domino).
.. How old mother Ivanushka was admonishing... And the son-narcissist and the creators of the picture forgot about her: even in the happy ending she did not find a little episode. It is as if not in Russian, but on the other hand, in a modern way: the young, with a dowry, went “into a happy life”, leaving the old mother to the mercy of fate. Not at all moral, Comrade Roe!
... Sorry, but the beggar episode is absolutely idiotic! Tell me, will a sane, especially a false beggar beg for alms on a remote road in the middle of an equally remote forest? And he correctly answered Ivan to his question “How much is in your circle?” "Not a single half." You know, I should have done that episode... Do you understand, do not plant the bellows somewhere “in public” so that a “werewolf” comes to him? That's how they got it... stupid! But the beggar himself is good (and this is a banter over more than half of his brethren): he immediately saw and lost the fake “prosthesis”. The message to the audience is excellent!
... There is an everyday question to the episode with a blind grandmother: how did she collect and knit firewood and find her way to the hut? Although you want to live...
... In this case, you should consult the pig breeders. Baba Yaga, rewarding his sorcerer's pig: "And you, well done, here's your cold!" It is well known that in the days when there was no gelatin, the cold was made on the basis of boiled ... pig legs (I do it myself!). It turns out that our pig is like a cannibal. Do you eat your own grunts?
... Have you noticed? When Ivan, in one scene (in the “full version”) walks through the forest, he passes by a decorative “partition” – an exact copy of Shishkin’s famous painting “Morning in the Pine Forest”, only without bears. Because Ivan can already replace them! Fine move!
... Old man Borovichok is a unique character! It was brilliantly played by aspiring actress Galina Borisova, herself of short stature. By the way, at the time of filming, she was not yet 14 years old. But who voiced it? Mikhail Yanshin himself (one of the two “great old men” of the Moscow Art Theatre; the second was Mushroom).
... " Opening" narration "narrator" - in fact, no storyteller (unlike Korolkova, my fellow countrywoman, a real storyteller, a member of the Union of writers of the USSR), and, as they say in the movie, "characteristic (stress on the second "a") actress Anastasia Zueva, with whom you will still see Rowe.
... One last thing. I will answer those who are dissatisfied with the film interpretation of the roles of Nastenka, her father, etc. Remember the world classics - "Cinderella" and get acquainted with the life and customs of the old Russian village, read the works of Russian "life writers" of the 19th century. Then everything will fall into place and become clear. And the Americans, then "not entered" in "Morozko", let them remember about their "Cinderella" in our way!!
8 out of 10
It is not for nothing that it is said that, they say, “a fairy tale is a lie, but in it a hint is a lesson to good young people.” This folklore thesis was guided (one can even say abused) by the director of the film fairy tale Alexander Rowe. Taking as the basis of the plot folk epics and tales, which are now remembered only by our grandmothers, in a little more than an hour, a real “memorial” of almost lost folk art is born before the viewer.
The narrative is conducted in three parallel lines: the house of the sadistic stepmother and her rag husband; a very metrosexual Ivan, idlely wandering through the expanses of Russia; and the everyday life of grandfather Morozko. All these mini-stories, bearing a certain moral teaching (in fact, like any fairy tale), eventually unite into one, and the finale of all this is the complete retribution of each hero for his merits.
The brilliant cast more than pays off the excessive grotesqueness of moments, where the main character of Nastenka (Natalia Sedykh) is constantly in a “fainted” state, and the same Ivan (Eduard Izotov), without being guided by absolutely any meanings, three seasons looking for a person whom he saw once in his life.
Speaking of the other actors, we can confidently say that Pavel Pavlenko, George Millar, and even the episodic narrator Anastasia Zueva – all these insanely talented people, masters of their craft, firmly strengthened the concept of “Russian fairy tale” in the minds of Soviet children and the rest of the world. And this, in turn, gave rise to the very nostalgic atmosphere, without which no person born in the USSR can imagine his youth. And that seems to say a lot. In any case, the quality of Soviet cinema - so naive, optimistic and haunting in the memory for a very, very long time.
8 out of 10
The film was shown in 1981 in the program "Visiting the fairy tale" (later for many years did not show). At that time, I was six years old and I was all-knowingly arrogant to the title, they say, “Morozko”, I know this tale, read. All right, I'll see. Uhh! Oh, that's it!
Now I would not have such questions, just look at the director of the film Alexander Rowe. At least remember the “Barbarian Beauty”. On the screen was not some screened Russian fairy tale “Morozko”, but a whole mix of all sorts of fairy tales, almost a heroic epic. I still remember this feeling, boyish delight and joy from our special effects, when the batons fall to the ground (I will not review this moment so as not to trample children’s memories).
Alexander Rowe was so good at picking up classic images for his fairy tales, he has such charming villains that I really suspect he was the one who properly influenced my worldview. Nothing ever angered me more than his main characters, all these Alyonushki, Nastasyushki and the like. But Morozko pleased at least the main character. It could not be otherwise, because this man was wrong in the plot (actor Eduard Izotov). Here, normal Ivan turned out, without deliberate correctness. All of our heroes made me sick, too. We had such a beautiful guy Volga Vseslavevich, so he was pinned down and nowhere to show.
Classic Marfush performed by Inna Churikova immediately causes me a fit of applause, and there is nothing to say about Baba Yaga. It's her. The real Baba Yaga (George Millar) In general, the film is not only an encyclopedia of Russian fairy tales, but also an encyclopedia of Soviet actors. Here even Tatiana Peltzer has twins from another masterpiece “Kingdom of Curved Mirrors”.
Watch Alexander Rowe's fairy tales. Many, many times. Until it gets bad.
Yes, yes! That's them. Calling them all by name is superfluous. These are the present and future blocks of Soviet cinema. I will not say anything about the plot either, I will only say that some of it was later smacked by Indian filmmakers (we will hear echoes of Morozko in such a masterpiece as Zita and Gita, for example).
For modern children, the fairy tale “Morozko” may seem a little silly. My child looked, laughed from the heart and kindly at the sight of Baba-Yaga Millar and Marfushenka-strangle I. Churikova. A truly beautifully played fairy tale with beautiful and eternal actors. What else can I add? And the image of Nastenka, incomparably transmitted by N. Sedykh, will forever remain in the soul, freeze there, like a butterfly in amber.
It's an amazing New Year's picture. I mean, watching it on New Year’s Eve is good! However, I watched it in such a distant childhood that almost nothing lingered in my memory at the moment I decided to revise it.
Morozco by Alexander Rowe. I love this director very much. His stories are amazing, and the mood they create is matchless! Apparently, because this is the so-called continuity of iconic Russian folklore.
As for what I saw, I liked everything. The only thing I didn’t understand was why the fairy tale was called “Frost”. He lives with his father and stepmother and sister Marfushka. She in Marfushka does not adore the soul, endlessly pussy Nastenka, giving her an impossible job and in every possible way oppressing. But our main character stoically endures all the hardships and hardships. From here we see a funny picture of how Nastenka asks Zorka to be patient with the dawn! And the sun is clear, and he suffers injustice. That's how it goes. This is beautiful.
Next one. Somewhere in the observable not-so-distant lands lives the self-blustering Ivan. From Ivan ... all the girls in the village go crazy (so write down). Everyone wants him to look at the light and pay attention in every way. Hence Nastya's remark, when he soon made her an offer: "We are not a couple, I do not know how to boast."
There will be robbers on stage. It would seem that they are here to fill, but these scenes will not be superfluous. And also Baba Yaga... Well, the main culprit, in whose honor the fairy tale is named. Santa Claus! He appears in the middle of the picture, singing the song A tree was born in the forest. This is when he asks Nastenka: "Are you warm, girl?" This is where it came from!
... Of my childhood memories, only that Ivan walked with a bear head (all Old Man-Borovichok) Yes, that the bird, sitting on the staff, instantly iced ...
But I still recommend reading this wonderful story. I understand that modern people will hardly do that. I would like to wish you a pleasant view.
I love this story to this day. I like fairy tales. And this is especially, and on the eve of the New Year or on the New Year holidays, we watch it constantly with the whole family. At first glance, this fairy tale seems quite ordinary and predictable, but not everything is so simple in Russian folklore. It is not without reason that at the end of many fairy tales there are such lines: "The fairy tale is a lie, but there is a hint ..." And what this hint is, everyone decides for himself.
Now few people remember this old fairy tale about the difficult fate of Nastenka and her beloved Ivan. Sweet Nastenka Evil stepmother decided to destroy, envious of her beauty. She sends the girl to die in the woods in winter, and because of his talkativeness and ignorance, a sorcerer “rewards” the head of a bear. Two young people love each other, but they will have to go through many tests on the way to their happiness! On the way, the main characters are helped by a kind grandfather Morozko, thanks to whom two loving hearts found each other at the end of the fairy tale. The film was released in 1964, and at that time there were no analogues. The magnificent play of the actors allowed the presented film to take its proper place in the hearts of the domestic audience, and every New Year was met under everyone’s favorite phrase. Is it warm for you, maiden, is red warm for you?
Russian folk tales, in my opinion, have a deep meaning despite the seeming simplicity. There is everything that should be in a real fairy tale, and the struggle between good and evil, and the confrontation of evil with a good human heart, and envy, and boasting and hatred, and of course magic. What is a fairy tale without magic?
Thirteen is considered an unlucky number. For the master of the film fairy tale Alexander Row, the best director-fairytale writer of the USSR, the sign worked the opposite: it was the thirteenth film that became his most famous work. The film fairy tale "Morozco" was dubbed into several languages and was released in the UK, GDR, USA, Mexico, Finland and other countries. The director and writers created a special world, close to both children and adults. Not everything is solved by force and sorcery, but with the help of kindness and hard work you can overcome any obstacles. From beginning to end, the picture is designed in the style of a folk tale: poetic images of positive heroes, rough and ugly faces of negative, beautiful costumes and a thoughtful plot.
One of the favorite heroines of fairy tales by the director Roe, Baba Yaga, is also one of the most frequent heroines of any fairy tales. In the performance of George Millar, the forest witch acquires a human face. At times, she looks like an old grumpy cook: very old-fashioned rubs her back, tiredly sitting on the threshold of a hut, dirty and takes care of a bunch of pets. At the same time, the connection of the character with the other world is not lost at Baba Yaga. The actor, together with the director, created both an ominous and charming image of a kind of "guardian of the forest".
The other actors are also great. Inna Churikova in the role Marfushki is simply inimitable. Only she could play her character so well. And the way she eats nuts is something. Just Bravo! The role of modest and quiet Nastenka, went to the cute and charming Natalia Sedykh. Her director saw on the rink, she was engaged in figure skating and realized, here she is a real Nastenka. The actor Eduard Izotov brilliantly performed the role Ivan. Such a tall handsome man, three sazhens in his shoulders, a hero, but with a kind and loving heart. And only such a guy could love a gentle beauty Nastenka. The other actors were just as great.
Now it is hardly possible to imagine other actors in place Nastenka, Marfushki, Ivanushka and even an old man with an old woman. Film fairy tale Row is recognized not only by the audience, but also by professionals in the field of cinema. Steven Spielberg himself believed that the film Morozko influenced the creation of many masterpieces of Hollywood. The film was awarded the main prize “The Lion of St. Mark” at the XVII International Film Festival in Venice in the program of children’s and youth films, and also received the Award of Excellence for the best screenplay for family viewing from the US Cinematography Advisory Council.
So it's not that simple in Russian fairy tales. They are interesting and informative, teach goodness and justice and are loved by viewers around the world. Please watch with your children. One of the best fairy tales of Soviet cinema, deserves the highest praise.
10 out of 10
The leading fairy-tale director of the Soviet Union Alexander Rowe in 1964, to the number of his successful and in many ways innovative films, added another fairy tale that stuck the viewer in the heart for many and many years, remaining a beautiful, attractive, instructive and kind spectacle to this day - this is the film "Morozko".
The first part of the tape, it is quite possible, to watch it will not be that boring, rather to observe this action the viewer will be somewhat perplexed, because, echoing the canons of fairy tales, we are not occupied with the backstory of the characters for too long, and immediately “throw” into the cycle of events. But here’s what in “Morozko” is just weak – this background here at all, well, 80 percent so exactly, is absent. Therefore, with the heroes, with their past life and the causes of their actions, as well as their upbringing, we get acquainted consistently with the flow of timekeeping, so it is sometimes difficult to determine and explain to ourselves certain moments. But this is only the first part, where the main characters undergo considerable changes, both physical and mental, giving the story a reversal in a different time interval, which shows us the second part of the movie. That is, at first there is an incomplete acquaintance, why at first the suspicious squint of the viewer’s eyes is able not to “get down” from his face, but after all the metamorphoses are made, and the person watching the film in this way really clings to the kind, beautiful, selfless and reasonable young heroes, who were duly played here by the beautiful Natalia Sedykh (Nastenka) and Eduard Zotov (Ivan), the location of the action will change, as well as some third-party characters will change, issuing one who will soon be watching beautiful images. Yes, the second part of the film, namely, the one where we are shown the winter during the coming New Year and Christmas, I consider the best part of this movie.
Here are not only excellent, characteristic heroes from the side of good and evil - actually Morozko (Alexander Hvylya) and Baba-Yaga (George Millyar) respectively. But there is also an indescribable atmosphere of something beautiful, magical. I don’t know, but now I began to note one detail: this is unlikely to be the case, but if I were asked whether the creators of the on-screen image of Professor Dumbledore were inspired in the adaptation of JK Rowling’s books by any movie hero, I would show them exactly Morozko – a kind, memorable wizard, so native to the Russian audience not only because of the manner of talking, dressing or so on. It itself denotes the concept of a broad, kind soul, which from the outside perfectly borders the image of an old but strong man with a beard to the knee, who lives in a natively beautiful forest, at the same time giving a holiday to All at least once a year. Baba Yaga is an envious creature, which is designated here as the main subject for jokes, and this also makes sense - the little viewer does not see any advantages of evil, why children immediately become clear what image they should strive for, because they certainly do not want to be "raised" to laugh.
And by the way, there will be something to laugh at: in view of not only funny sounds, but also the reception of accelerated shooting, Rowe made of everyday moments in some places a whole spectacle of dynamics and action, which at such a fast pace simply cannot but make you smile. Alekander was a person who liked to experiment with special effects long before Hollywood took this niche - this we can see in almost all his works, starting with the breakthrough "Vasilis the Beautiful". And here, in Morozko, he sticks to his habit, sometimes giving out such miracles of combined shooting or interaction of different perspectives that today you just wonder, because you understand: all this was done without the use of fashionable computer technology.
In general, I am extremely glad that I watched this fairy tale again, which is an indicator of the original Russian folk instructive history, where good, miracles and faith in the best live. Perhaps, in view of just such a Russian “spirit”, many Western people do not understand the picture – you just need to read a review of it on IMDb to make sure. But what do we care? For for Us, this is the most beautiful vision that fills with the atmosphere of snow, fast holidays, the entourage of positive and other things that accompanies these New Year days, when you yourself willy-nilly expect something unusual. Or someone unusual, for example, this Morozko, in whose existence after watching this picture you are undoubtedly convinced, because the eternal child inside just like to know that somewhere in the world there is necessarily a good-natured old man who helps the good and punishes the bad, thereby convincing us of one simple and understandable truth: good always conquers evil.
P.S. Thank you very much.
In the Soviet Union, many bright, kind and amazing fairy tales were filmed. Fairy tales that are not boring and that do not get tired of watching, or even reviewing. But since childhood, I remember one fairy tale, which for me has always been a kind of benchmark, and if it was suddenly shown on TV, then I quit everything to once again watch the adventures of the heroes and be a little child believing in miracles. And yes, we are talking about Frost.
Long ago, somewhere in Russia-mother lived a girl of a rare beauty, whose name was Nastenko. And in addition to external beauty, the girl also had a good heart, and was also working. In general, we could see such heroines in a variety of fairy tales, both Soviet and foreign, and as usual it happens in such stories - life in Nastenka is far from sugar. Why is that? And all because lives the main character with a stepmother and step sister. And if the latter just releases sly remarks to Nastya, most of the time ignoring the girl, then things are much worse with the stepmother and the old woman dumps all the housework on the girl and even more so as not to idle. Yes, of course, the girl has a father, but this is an old man who can't say anything to his wife. And Nastya has a faithful dog Tyapa - a loyal and reliable friend. And yes, a faithful dog is, of course, beautiful, but Nastenka, like any other girl who found herself in a similar situation, dreams of... not even a beautiful prince, but a loving family that will bring peace and peace to the soul of the girl.
And while Nastenka dreams of high, we are transferred to the next hero of our history - Ivan. It’s a good name for Russian folk tales, isn’t it? And indeed Ivan is a handsome, stately and strong young man. He's got everything. But in addition to the visible advantages, the young man also has shortcomings. And they come from the merits of the hero - having a beautiful appearance, Ivan is self-admiring. He has the power to behave rudely with people who are weaker than him. He is trying to prove to everyone that he can do more and more. It is worth noting that Eduard Izotov created such a captivating image that you do not feel antipathy for his hero. On the contrary, you expect that by wandering around the world he will learn the mind, becoming a worthy couple for Nastenka. He'll learn. He will learn when he meets a good wizard in the dense forest, an old man who will give Ivan, and at the same time the viewer, an important lesson that kindness is not just a good deed perfect for a barely familiar person. Kindness comes from the heart.
"Wait a minute! The story of how a young man was able to cope with his shortcomings, and a beautiful girl is waiting for her constricted - this is fine, but the fairy tale is not for nothing called Morozko. What about Santa Claus and New Year’s Adventures? Don't worry, it will. Just the story that will be told in this picture was deftly divided into two parts. And the first part of the story acquaints us with its heroes, and already in the second part, cold comes, snow falls and Nastenka visits Frost, and Ivan, as befits a self-respecting hero, goes in search of his beloved, encountering evil forces in the person of Baba Yaga and the force, khem, relatively pure in the face of robbers. But no matter what troubles and hardships fall on the heads of our heroes, they will still not be able to oppose such a pure feeling as love and this is beautiful.
And you know what? I can’t even pinpoint one particular item that I love about this story. Because in this film everything is brought to mind and every time you watch it, your heart is happy. There are charismatic and well-recorded protagonists and antagonists, each with their own truth. And in the characters of the picture you can recognize friends and acquaintances, so they turned out to be alive and real. Dialogues are presented in a fabulous form, which is why you will voluntarily or involuntarily listen to them. The scenery turned out to be beautiful, bright and welcomed even after fifty years since the release of the film. The music is recognizable and the songs are memorable. But most importantly, the film is simply imbued with magic and inner kindness. It is worth thanking both Alexander Rowe and all those people who took part in the creation of the picture. And I may not say it to them personally, but thank you very much for this film.
In general, if you, for whatever reason, missed this film or are looking for a movie that could be shamelessly shown to your children / nieces, then turn on “Frost”. And if you have seen this fairy tale, of which I have no doubt, then why not give in to a sense of nostalgia and review this wonderful film? It's taken for centuries.
The film was seen in childhood somehow always not at first, and in general the memories are vague. But from that foggy picture, the sensations are pleasant, bright all the same. Recently I remembered about the film, and decided to watch, as they say, in adulthood.
The movie is amazing! Yes, the so-called special effects and make-up are not so good, and that is what we viewers think, spoiled stuffed American films. Yes, the plot is simple, fabulous, sometimes strange plot moves (for me personally). Yes, the images are exaggerated. But all these little things are completely overshadowed by the wisdom of the fairy tale. What we see is a kind, completely self-pitying heroine, an evil stepmother, and other fabulous set. Most striking is the humble attitude of the heroine-Nastenka to life circumstances. It can be learned from her, so young and wise. And how she besieged her future groom, so wisely and kindly, completely without hurting his pride. And so on and so forth. I admire our simple, kind and unwise films! This is a great story for all time!
I also like my moments. All filmed very chaste, bows to parents at the end, and Russian choral singing table, cheerful. Even the Europeans appreciated it, gave the lion.
10 out of 10
'Morozko' I have been in love since childhood, and in adulthood I am very happy to watch this wonderful film from time to time. Despite the presence of negative characters, it carries an incredibly large amount of kindness, warmth and love. I think that the director managed to show in a very simple and accessible form to the child how important kindness, patience and the ability to forgive are in life. In fact, everything is very easy - do not do evil and you will not receive it in return. The film is more than fifty years old, but it has not lost its value in my eyes - I believe that its screening on television should only be increased. Every person in this world needs to believe in good, in miracles. After watching this film, the soul is always warm, which makes you think only about the good.
In my opinion, 'Morozko' you can start showing children from preschool age, and then conduct conversations on the film for educational purposes. The simplicity and brightness of the plot will not leave anyone indifferent.
Let's get him a lighter!
- He doesn't smoke.
- And let's give him a jacket in pineapples, pants so green and...
- And you don't smoke.
As a child, I was most surprised by the sled-pig in this film. Getting older and watching this film, I feel somehow out of place – so did not understand it.
The main character Nastenka is so pathologically non-malignant that you begin to wonder if she is not a moron in the most direct medical sense? Slightly inhibited poor speech (almost the only "Ivaaanushkaaa" with different intonations for all occasions) and vaguely expressed body reactions to climate change (" Are you warm, girl? “Warm, father, warm!” only confirms the fears of the viewer.
The main character Ivan is also a suspicious type of civilian appearance. To begin with, he uses makeup. Judging by how professionally his eyes are summed up and his lips are evenly colored, the guy has long stuffed his hand in such things. And also, he has a mirror, on the back of which is a portrait of the brightest handsome person personally (there is a case of narcissism in pure apothecary form). I wouldn’t be surprised if Ivanushka tried her mother’s dresses until puberty, while her mother was busy with the housework. By the way, the question of where the people who gave birth to this pervert remains open, I can assume that they were burned at the stake of shame, when the shameful inclinations of the son were revealed to the general public.
In light of such details, year-round throwing of Ivanushka in the forest is not surprising. At first, I was puzzled as to why this perhydrolic man runs among the trees shouting "Nastenka!" (Warning!) from summer, stumbling on mushrooms until winter, tangled in snowdrifts. But now I understand: just Ivanushka's hut was burned down with his parents, and the guy has no place to live, so he's walking around. Moreover, this situation with long and incessant searches and cries of “Nastenka!” hints at another personal problem of Ivan – a painful fixation on one idea, and this is treated only in clinical conditions.
Against the background of such colorful main characters, the characters are secondary, in particular, the absolutely passive father Nastenka, who learned to say only “I am ...” (and, so the scanty speech of Nastenka is hereditary!), the stepmother, stabbing her daughter and immediately kissing her (an indefinite attitude to her own child “love-hate”), the sweet-hearted Morozko, who dragged a girl into his hut, who knows for an hour, and playfully hinting that he will return quickly (" And while you do it). Free slave?, stepmother's daughter, boozing like a mentally retarded, extremely stupid Baba Yaga, climbing into her own furnace - look almost normal.
The apogee of absurdity was the scene where Baba Yaga feeds a pig... chill! In this forest, even animals are no stranger to cannibalism!
However, if we carefully examine the giant mushrooms growing in the forest, remember about the hallucinogenic old man-burovichok and skinned inhibited bears, we will understand that the action takes place somewhere under Chernobyl exactly after the tragedy.
I think this film will not be another generation of children. Our Soviet director Alexander Rowe gives a wonderful New Year's fairy tale for family viewing, which, as always, tells about good and evil.
Alexander Rowe has always been at the forefront of invention. He always knew what he wanted to look like on the screen. For example, Georgy Millar, who played the role of Baba Yaga, seems to always dress up the same from fairy tale to fairy tale, but on the other hand, think about what efforts should be made from day to day while the film is being shot, so that the actor would look like this. Or, for example, how to teach the viewer a new negative character - Marfush. The fairy tale is full of phrases that have remained to this day in everyday life: “Silence, silence”, “Chuffyr” (Baba Yaga spells), “Does a girl warm to you, is red warm to you?” For me, there is an excerpt in the film, which as a child I was afraid when Ivan instead of his head appeared bears, I remember never after the first viewing, I did not watch this moment when re-screening, only when I grew up.
It is amazing that despite the number of times I saw a fairy tale, it is still pleasant to see again, because there is so much positive that a child should learn and not forget an adult.
Morozko is a Soviet fairy tale film filmed by Alexander Rowe in 1964. The peculiarity of the picture is that everyone saw it, and everyone loves it since childhood, they review it later with their children. We already have a tradition in the family: snow fell - review "Morozko". But in America, the film was included in the list of “worst films of all time”. Americans could not understand why the hut stands on chicken legs, what is this man-mushroom-dwarf and much more. Well, I think we should take this conclusion with humor.
The main heroine of the fairy tale is the girl Nastenka, who absorbed all the best qualities and traits. In general, the whole film is a praise of morality and spirituality, a condemnation of vices: bragging, laziness, selfishness, anger and self-interest. Nastenka, having an angelic soul, also has an angelic and spiritual face. She is kind, hardworking, selfless and modest. But her half-sister - Marfushka-sweetie - absorbed all the negative inherent in man. The third image – the image of Ivan – shows that everyone can and should change for the better. It means that all is not lost for the evil sister, and she will get better, go on the right path.
The main role, the role of the girl Nastenka, was performed by Natalia Sedykh, also known for the film Children of Don Quixote, and the evil sister Marfushka was played by the beautiful Inna Churikova, eclipsing the rest of the cast. I always liked her character more, because Marfushka is really unusually charismatic and even charming. All of her comments have long been disassembled by quotes.
In general, Morozko is one of the best films that influenced and left a mark in the history of Soviet cinema. This book will always be interesting to children.
This year, the fairy tale "Morozko" is 50 years old, but it was created not for an hour, but for centuries, so it is still one of the favorite children's fairy tales of the entire population of our huge country. And not only ours, the film was recognized in Europe by awarding the Grand Prix of the Venice Film Festival. Everything from the plot to the details is now considered cult.
In the story, there was a good good girl Nastenka, and she had a stepmother, always oppressing the girl. Spend days and nights in business and care. She tormented her so much that even nature began to help the poor girl. Nearby, in another village lived a guy named Ivan, and he went looking for a bride. A magical feather led him to Nastenka. So they met, and then it began to spin, it went, the magical forces intervened in the person of the Old Man-Borovichka, Baba Yaga and her forest pack, as well as the harsh but merciful grandfather Morozko.
The film uses a rather simple, but very honed script. Each scene is thought out to the smallest detail, and the replicas of the actors have long been diluted into quotes. What are only the famous "Is the girl warm to you, is the red warm to you?" and "I am silent, silent". In addition to the script, the actors were well selected in the film. Especially want to note the performers of female roles: from 15-year-old figure skater Natalia Sedykh in the role of Nastenka, to the unattractive, but insanely talented actress Inna Churikova, who played the role of the half-sister of Marfushenka. Perfectly fit into the images and the evil stepmother, and Baba Yaga, actually played by a man - the famous actor George Millar. Among the male roles it is impossible not to mention Alexander Hvylya, who played the role of Morozko.
The only weakness in the film was cheap Soviet special effects. But if the award "Oscar" existed in the USSR, then it would certainly award the film for the best "makeup and hairstyle". Just one multi-level makeup Baba Yagi is worth it! In general, the film turned out to be bright and fabulous, in the best traditions Alexandra Row. And no matter how many remakes later removed, the real "Morozko" only one. For the beauty and sincerity of Soviet cinema can never be replaced by modern special effects.
10 out of 10
Morozko is one of the main films for the New Year, which has been watched with constant interest by more than one generation not only in the countries of the former USSR, but also abroad. Although the film failed in the United States, I disagree with the Americans. They do not understand the purity of the Russian soul, they do not understand: But the Czechs, our Morozko (in the Czech version of Mrazek) adore with all their heart. For them, this picture is akin to our "Irony of Fate." And how can such a pure soul picture not please the viewer?
As a child, I remember Natalia Sedykh conquered me with her pure soulful look and angelic voice, and over the years it has not changed at all. Actually, the actress herself, in my opinion, was not particularly enthusiastic (if I am not mistaken) from the shooting process, but the main thing is that this did not affect the audience’s responses.
In general, the picture contains all the “cream” of Soviet fairy-tale cinema, which roamed from one picture of Rowe to another, with the exception of Inna Churikova. The last one is amazing! Her Marfoushenka-strangle turned out to be a negative, but rather funny heroine. This is especially evident in the episodes with the screens. There is no need to talk about Millar’s brilliant game. Baba Yaga in his performance is, you can say, already a brand. And to this day, it does not occur to anyone to belittle the dignity of this great actor who starred in female roles. And all because he is very organic in her, he coexists with his heroine as it would not be possible to coexist, probably, no actress.
Filming at a height, especially shot on nature. I write, and before my eyes there is a tall spruce, under which both Nastenka and Marfushenka sat.
Quotes from the film, albeit not all, firmly entered the everyday life of the Soviet and then the Russian audience: "Tyapa, Tyapa!", "Mamania!", & #34; - No, not a princess! - What? “The Queen!”, “And Marfushka is a sauerkraut!”, “Hello, flowers, on a dry stump”, “Pity me, sunshine red, pity me, bright eyes!”, “Silence, silence ...”, “Warm you, girl?”
In conclusion, I would like to note that Morozco is the aerobatics in the works of Alexander Rowe. Other, filmed by him, fairy tales in me did not cause such delight as this one.
10 out of 10
Sometimes it becomes sad that the younger generation is less interested in the cultural heritage of Soviet cinema and the magnificent fairy tales of Alexander Rowe, which for many people have a household value, are inferior in interest to Hollywood fairy tales.
This film, which is best described as a fairy tale like Rowe's other works, has a unique atmosphere, presenting an almost narrative masterpiece for the whole family - from small to great. Being in fact an adaptation of only one literary work, the picture embodies many collective images from fairy tales, epics, stories familiar from childhood. The concepts of good and evil are idealized and inflated to a pleasant ugliness. Heroes speak stereotyped with played emotions, but this is not annoying, on the contrary - causes a sense of nostalgia. What I have always liked about this film is the high intensity of action - for eighty minutes of screen time there are so many different events, the characters get into adventures, change the scenes and even the seasons - there is no time to miss. It seems that the writers made the most interesting elements, leaving behind the scenes boring dialogues and long scenes of action.
The characters deserve special praise. The paradox is that it is the two main characters, Ivan and Nastenka, who cause mixed feelings – I personally have them, to confess, to some extent cause irritation. Most of the negative characters are memorable. What only Millar is worth in the unforgettable image of Baba Yaga - some of the phrases of this character are asked for in aphorisms. For a long time, the stepmother and step sister are remembered - unpleasant personalities, who are also conditionally ranked as "bad".
The locations of the filming are also pleasantly remembered. Ivanushka goes on a long journey in search of adventures in forests, meadows and snow. Such native landscapes of the Russian hinterland only emphasize the popular love for the film - another significant plus to the perception of the film as fairy tales. By the way, the picture was in step with the times - the naked eye can see the techniques in the process of filming, which are recognized in other later works, in particular in the West.
8 out of 10
And I think everyone will like to watch: both children and adults.
First, as majestically shown environment - nature. A huge sun rises over the forest, illuminating it - it seems like a miracle. And the music enhances the effect. Ivan’s house — and behind it is such a beautiful landscape, the landscape, then these birch ladders and winter fir trees — Russian winter with its snows, and roosters and birds. For connoisseurs and lovers of Russian nature - just watching this causes a beneficial effect.
The plot roughly corresponds to the fairy tale, but with some author's additions - a romantic story with Ivan and mixing Baba Yaga. And it seems to me that these additions only diversified and decorated the plot, it became interesting to “follow” the story. A short tale turned into a long and exciting adventure story.
The text is excellent and very pleasing. The poetic form makes it float like a boat and light, smooth as a feather.
Nastenka is shown exactly as I imagined her as a child - kind, sweet, and harmless, like an angel, and beautiful. To some it seems “sweet”, “sweet”. One might think that she has “lost her instincts of self-preservation” (it’s like watching a movie about Jesus Christ saying that she has lost her sense of self-preservation). Yeah, you can't please everyone. People grow up, the perception of the world changes. But children, and especially sensitive adults, this is what Nastenka will like. This boundless kindness and mercy, dedication, self-sacrifice, which we see in Nastenka, is precisely the native Russian that people from Western countries never understand. It is this highly spiritual, beautiful I look for in fairy tales - it elevates, inspires, touches.
Baba Yaga is just on top here. Brilliantly played, brilliantly! This artistry of Millar is superb. You can't describe it in words.
Ivan. Ivan wasn't well-designed. It’s hard to say what’s wrong with him, but I’m sure I could have played it a little better.
Fairy tale instructs. And the set of lessons that the director and screenwriter puts here is even wider than in the original fairy tale: be polite, be hardworking, do good, be good-natured, do not be vain and selfish, think about your neighbors, etc.
Frost. Quite a good grandfather. I don’t know what others expect from him. What triple bottom and subtle game do you want to see here? Why would the kids? He is here as this character should be - a simple, kind, pleasant grandfather.
Humor. As always, it wasn't without him. Especially when Ivan with a terrible bear snout came to the girls in the forest “a good deed to do”) and this “toodle is almost new”. So, Baba Yaga, in general, quite often caused a smile.
Musical accompaniment is very good. It creates a sense of magic and fairy tales. And these old Russian motifs fit well. Brilliant.
There may be some blunders out there, but I haven't paid much attention to them.
I consider this fairy tale one of the best fairy tale films of all, and would put it in the top 10 best children's films.
10 out of 10
As a child, I watched the film “Frost” on cassette countless times, and it never bothered me. Growing up, I, unfortunately, forgot this film, but recently, having found it on Kinopoisk, I decided to see this beautiful creation from childhood.
Unfortunately, in the United States, this film was recognized as the worst film of all time. First, it is based on Russian traditions and customs, and without knowing Russian culture, it is difficult to understand the film Morozko. And secondly, there is nothing that the average American viewer is used to seeing on the screen - no fights, no violence, no passionate kisses and hugs, no cool special effects and computer graphics.
But it touches on eternal questions about good and evil. The film teaches what is really very important and right: kindness, the ability to care for people, help them, treat others with respect, live in harmony with yourself and nature, in any situation to be yourself and, of course, sincere love. All this we see in the image of the main character – in the image of Nastenka, who is the embodiment of harmony and it was thanks to the meeting with her that Ivan was able to understand his mistakes and correct them, thanks to her spiritual beauty, he knew those beautiful feelings that were previously unknown to him.
P.S. Watch and show your children beautiful films and cartoons of Soviet production, not the most incompetent products of the American film industry.