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|'''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000|Crow T. Robot]]'''}}
 
This'''''Morozko''''' is a 1964 Soviet fairy tale film that tells the story of the young maiden Nastenka, and her suitor, Ivan. Nastenka is a sweet, innocent girl who's tormented by both her evil stepmother and her spoiled, ugly stepsister, Marfushka, to the point where her father's ordered to dump her out in the woods. Ivan insults the elderly Father Mushroom and is turned into a bear because of his pride. Despite these and many other obstacles, including constant interference from the witch Baba Yaga, the two lovers finally reunite (with the help of the titular character, a.k.a. Jack Frost), get married, and live happily ever after.
 
This film gained a cult following in Czechoslovakia and fans of vintage foreign fantasy films. In 1966 it was released in the United States as ''Jack Frost'' and (as seen in the page image) ''Father Frost''. In 2011, the film recieved a remake as a musical-comedy that featuring such reimagining as the scene where Ivan revives Nastenka featuring a parody of "I Will Survive."
 
[[Similarly Named Works|Not to be confused]] with [[Jack Frost (1997 film)|the film about a killer snowman]], or [[Jack Frost (1998 film)|the other film about a friendly snowman]].
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* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Jack Frost tends to leave his magic sceptre lying around - which tends to result in things being frozen to death.
* [[Cool Old Guy]]: Morozko, [[Incredibly Lame Pun|in more ways than one.]]
* [[Dawson Casting]]: Averted with Nastenka. See Lolicon below.
** Maybe, maybe not. The actress was 16 when the film was made, and -though she looks like a well-developed preteen- her character's age is never given.
* [[Deliberately Cute Child]]: Nastenka
* [[Damsel in Distress]]: Nastenka