Thread by @DameWritesalot

Since I have a bunch of friends in Europe, I get exposed to their traditions on a regular basis, including holiday films, etc.

So today, I shall watch "Tri orisky pro Popelku," or "Three Nuts (Wishes) for Cinderella" (1973).

Typical small village getting ready for Christmas.

I don't know what this is but it looks tasty.

Aaaaand Cinderella's in trouble already.

It looks as though Madame Chapeau is in charge of the Christmas preparations and is freaking out bc the King is coming.

We're still in the credits.

Clearly Cindy is nice bc she likes the dog who stole Bitchy Stepsister's chicken leg.

She has a horse that she cannot ride but she brings him snacks.

And she just saved the kitchen boy from a whipping.

So typical Cindy story, her dad married Hat Lady (why tho) and loved her bitchy daughter like his own, but Hat Lady doesn't like HIS daughter so now that he's dead, she treats her like poo.

Now she has to sort a whole bucket of beans and stay out of sight when the King comes.

Peas, sorry.

Animal friends to the rescue!

While everyone is out watching for the King (Evil S. for the Prince, natch), Cindy sneaks out Jurasek (her horse) for a quick ride.

She has a secret- personal stuff from her former life hidden in a little barn, guarded by her friend Rosie the owl.

This is so wholesome I'm getting a cavity 😂

According to my German friend, this is always on TV at Christmas.

The King and Queen have arrived, and Kingy is mad bc the Prince has sneaked off to the forest.

Where Cindy is riding her horse. I smell a meet-cute coming.

Meanwhile, Hat Lady is DESPERATE for Bitchy Dora to marry the Prince.

The music is extremely '70s and extremely fairy-tale.

The Prince tried to shoot a cute little deer and Cindy hit him in the head with a snowball 🤣🤣🤣

Uh oh...busted!

This appears to have been shot in the actual winter because they are running in knee-high actual snow. #actorslife

Yipes 😬
IRL this would likely end very badly

So Mary Sue- er, Cindy- tames the Prince's wild horse, rides it back to her horse, and gives them the slip.

Meanwhile, Hat Lady sucked up so hard to the King he was obligated to invite her and Bitchy Dora to the ball.

Mary Sue, stuck washing clothes in the creek in the snow (actual literal snow; the poor actress must have been freezing) asked the nice servant man going to town to fetch her the first thing that hits him on the nose.

I see where this is going. #ThreeMAGICNuts

The Prince is not down for his parents trying to fix him up 🤣🤣🤣

Told ya!

Dislodged by a mischievous Prince-ly arrow, a nest has hit the servant on the nose. Inside it,

THREE NUTS

Mary Sue, told to clean up properly, gets a little revenge, mwahaha.

Left alone with her three nuts, she goes to play with her horse and dog and visit her treasures and owl.

Who, it seems, is no ordinary owl. And them ain't no ordinary nuts.

There's a whole outfit inside that thing! 😮

Not the outfit I was expecting.....

The Prince is on a fox hunt. Boo!

Oh dear, dead fox. This just went from family friendly to bloodthirsty. 😭

Mary Sue is gonna be pissed.

Now they have to kill a bird of prey to win a ring.

. . . NO.

NO YOU BETTER NOT.

Whew, it wasn't the owl. But Mary Sue In Disguise killed it! 😭

These dead animals flop around disturbingly like real dead animals. I don't like this.

She wins the ring!

Stupidly, they appear not to recognize her. 😂

Clearly, Mary Sue is nice, because Bitchy Dora's dress is ug-LEEE. 😂

GOOD LORD 🤣

Hat Lady is now Bat Lady!

I AM CRYING 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

You saw this coming, didn't you? #animalfriendstotherescueagain

I assume the second nut will contain a ball gown.

Yep!

Bitchy Dora gets her wish.

Mary Sue sees this AND BAILS

That is one smart magical horse. 😂

His Highness is not enjoying himself 😂

Aaaaand now he is 😉

Okay I have to give Mary Sue this; she's clever. Riddles the Prince as to her identity and then runs out the door.

Always leave them wanting more 😂

I wasn't sure they'd do the shoe, but there it is!

Heh.

This music is killing me 🤣🧀🧀🧀🧀

The Prince has awakened the whole village looking for the mysterious girl on the horse

Boy are Bat Lady and Bitchy Dora going to get a surprise 🤣

Uh oh, I think they figured it out. They're going up to her attic. With a ROPE 😮

THEY TIED HER UP AND PUT HER PINK CLOAK ON DORA 😠

The Prince insisted she try the shoe but Bat Lady stole it and they sleighed away. The chase is on!

There is so clearly a day-for-night filter on this scene

AHHH HAHAHAHAHA

BUSTED

FOLLOW THE MAGIC OWL

Mary Sue has escaped and gone for the third nut.

Daybreak, and the Prince has not found his love. Aww.

BUT THEN

And the villagers cheer as Mary Sue rides off on her magic horse with her Prince (who really is very cute), to the cheesiest music imaginable 🤣❤️🎶

He guesses the answer to her riddle!

THE END

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

I rather enjoyed that. As a kid, I would have loved the hell out of it, cheesy music and all, lol.