Happy (belated) Solstice! There’s no music this week, but THREE films starting extra-early in case people are on vacation and looking for a distraction. The films shall be: The Snow Queen (1967) Снежная королева – this is the live-action version, NOT the animation, which has already been shown – followed by Old Man Khottabych/Flying Carpet (1956) Старик Хоттабыч, then Bell Book and Candle (1958). These are all magical movies. The first two are geared for kids and the last geared for adults that want some fantasy. Why these films? Because even though Solstice is simply the point at which Earth’s axial tilt is pointed directly towards the sun (in the north or south depending on if it is summer or winter solstice) the ‘pagan’ associations with the event make it a lovely time for flicks with magic and magical creatures.

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Снежная королева

The Snow Queen (1967) 1h 19min 37sec

Synopsis: An adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale “The Snow Queen”.

Content Warnings: no ratings from ‘dogdies’
Sex & Nudity: None
Violence & Gore: Mild
Profanity: None
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking: None
Frightening & Intense Scenes: Mild

Старик Хоттабыч

Flying Carpet/Old Man Khottabych (1956) 1h 20min 53sec

Synopsis: A boy finds a special jug and releases an ancient genie. The powerful and kind wizard is ready to fulfill all desires, but he doesn’t know anything about the reality of the 20th century.

Content Warnings: no ratings from ‘dogdies’
Sex & Nudity: None
Violence & Gore: Mild
Profanity: None
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking: None
Frightening & Intense Scenes: Mild

Bell Book and Candle

** (1958) 1h 42min 3sec**

Synopsis: Before “Bewitched”, there was this wholesome movie about a witch. A modern-day witch likes her neighbor but despises his fiancée, so she enchants him to love her instead.

Content Warnings:
Sex & Nudity: None
Violence & Gore: None
Profanity: None
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking: Mild
Frightening & Intense Scenes: None

from https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/8871 :

animals harmed in the making: According to IMDb entry, staff intentionally frightened and provoked one of the more docile Siamese cats. The effects of the abuse never left the cat.

animals abused: cat was handled at times, such as being shaken a bit too firmly or harassed with a broom. In one sequence it it forced into a small trash can and held in there by a piece of wood over the top. We hear it meow in upset.

dead animal?: Not really. Not on screen. Just fake ingredients for spells.

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