the Day the Earth Froze is one of the worst pieces of cinematic garbage I've ever seen.
Don't get me wrong I like the fantasies of director Aleksandr Ptushko. I Love The Sword and the Dragon, I like the Magic Voyage of Sinbad and some of his Ruslan and Ludmila is gorgeous. His films are cinematic storybooks and the ethereal storybook quality that Ptushko puts into his work is here in spades. The plot is basically the tale of a witch causing the world to freeze but it is so stoically told and acted in the stick up the back manner that I wanted to slit my wrists rather than finish it. I'm certain that part of the problem is that the American version is missing a third of the film, but allowing for that its a horrible piece with all of Ptushko's worst mannerisms in full view.
Don't get me wrong I like the fantasies of director Aleksandr Ptushko. I Love The Sword and the Dragon, I like the Magic Voyage of Sinbad and some of his Ruslan and Ludmila is gorgeous. His films are cinematic storybooks and the ethereal storybook quality that Ptushko puts into his work is here in spades. The plot is basically the tale of a witch causing the world to freeze but it is so stoically told and acted in the stick up the back manner that I wanted to slit my wrists rather than finish it. I'm certain that part of the problem is that the American version is missing a third of the film, but allowing for that its a horrible piece with all of Ptushko's worst mannerisms in full view.