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imaginative score helps to bring to life the fantasy world of E.T.A. Hoffmann's enchanting story of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. The Nutcracker is now an indispen...
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children for generations. This lavish feature-length version makes the timeless Christmas story come alive with dazzling new animations.It is Christmas Eve, and the Stahlbaum family is happily unwrapping Christmas gifts. Seven-year-old Marie receives a very special gift - a mysterious Nutcracker - from her beloved Godfather Drosselmeier. Marie discovers that this is no ordinary Nutcracker, but Godfather Drosselmeier's nephew, who was transformed into a wooden toy by an evil curse. To break the curse, the Nutcracker must win the love of Marie and defeat the malicious, seven-headed Mouse King.Every child will be charmed as the Nutcracker Prince takes Marie to visit his beautiful kingdom, a battalion of toy soldiers is brought to life and the bravery of the prince breaks the spell. This enduring tale of love, friendship and Christmas magic is the perfect family treat.
Production Year: 1990 - Music / Performing Arts - Original Language: English - Classification: Exempt - Starring: Evelyn Hart, Peter Schaufuss, Martin James, Elizabeth Anderton, Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Advantages: Beautiful, carefree winding melodies, memorable sequences, wonderful for the christmas season. Disadvantages: Absolutely none.
Introduction
The Nutcracker Ballet remains the most popular of
Tchaikovsky's later works, despite being released to low acclaim during the 1890's it grew into one of the most renowned and loved classical compositions to date.
Indeed, even Disney created a feature film : Fantasia, which featured Mickey Mouse as a wizards apprentice, his actions backed by the various themes from the Nutcracker ballad.
Throughout last century and through into this one, the Nutcracker has proven popular in concerts all over the world, the ballad soon gained a reputation as a festive ballad, in part due to the light and airy melodies heard throughout the entire piece that excellently compliment the festive tale.
Thus, most concerts run from late November through until early January. Ticket prices vary, ranging from around a tenner to fifty ...
Advantages: Enchanting classical music and overwhelming themes Disadvantages: none.
The beginnings:
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Many years ago I have watched a small animated clip for the Nutcracker. In brief it is about a girl who kills a mouse who have made a spell on a boy and turned him into a nutcracker. What was fascinating to me at that time was the beautiful Tchaikovsky musical on which the two heroes dance and dance gracefully and elegantly in a world full of magic and imagination.
This was just the beginning....
The discovery:
As the reckless child I was at that time, I have lost the film among many of my favorite toys and games. Yet, the music and story have captured my heart and kept a need inside me to find it and get the hold of it again.
One day, when browsing through the animated movies pictures at the movie rental next to my house I saw it. I saw what I thought to be the picture ...
Advantages: The music's fantastic, pretty good animation Disadvantages: It's Barbie, so only really for girls
My nine year old daughter Louise asked me to write this review, so that I could tell everyone about one of her favourite DVDs, that she got for Christmas way back in 2002. The DVD in question has been played many times, Louise and her six year old sister will still often watch and dance along. So here goes.....
~~~The Storyline~~~
The film begins with Barbie and Shelly practising the Nutcracker Suite, when Shelly gets frustrated Barbie starts to tell her the story of Clara and the Nutcracker.
Cue the action moving to a Victorian Christmas, and orphaned Clara is helping to decorate the Christmas tree at her Uncle's. Clara dreams of a more exciting life, but during that era, anything more than getting married was frowned upon, so dreaming is all she does. Then the more daring, globetrotting Elizabeth gives her a gift, an ugly ...
Matthew Bourne's production of Tchaikovsky's 'The Nutcracker'.
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WARNER MUSIC VISION; CINRAM LOGISTICS, OPUS ARTE MEDIA PRODUCTIONS; SELECT MUSIC & VIDEO DISTRIBUTION, PHILIPS; UNIVERSAL MUSIC OPERATIONS, QUANTUM LEAP; D3 DIRECT, ARTHAUS MUSIK; SELECT MUSIC & VIDEO DISTRIBUTION, QUANTUM LEAP; EDS
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Professional reviews
Review
"...A dazzling extravaganza..." (The Sunday Telegraph, )
DVD Description
Matthew Bourne's production of Tchaikovsky's 'The Nutcracker'.
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