Ded Moroz and Summer explained

Ded Moroz and Summer
Director:Valentin Karavaev[1]
Producer:Ivan Ivanov-Vano
Lyubov Butyrina
Starring:Yevgeny Shutov
Yevgeny Vesnik
Zinaida Naryshkina
Music:Yevgeny Krylatov
Cinematography:Boris Kotov
Studio:Soyuzmultfilm
Runtime:20 minutes
Country:Soviet Union
Language:Russian

Ded Moroz and Summer (also known as Father Frost and Summer) (Russian: Дед Мороз и лето|Ded Moroz i leto) is a 1969 Soviet cartoon.

Plot

Ded Moroz[2] (the Russian equivalent to Santa Claus) is in his house in a wintry setting, packing toys for children. He begins to wonder what summer is. The animals around his house think him crazy for wondering this, but he's determined to find out. He heads south and meets several children, but finds out that he has trouble with the heat. The children give him ice cream to help him cope.

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20070829125511/http://books.interros.ru/index.php?book=mult&id=32&mode=print Наши мультфильмы. Валентин Караваев
  2. Georgy Borodin. Образ Деда Мороза в российской анимации