The secret of the nutcracker [videorecording(DVD)] = Le magicien de Blanche vallée / Joe Media Group presents ; executive producers, Joe Novak and Matt Gillespie ; co-executive producers, Nancy Laing and Michelle Stanners ; producer, Jim Sutherland ; produced by Shirley Vercruysse ; written by John Murrell ; directed by Eric Till.
Title from disc surface. Widescreen. Based on the story by E.T.A. Hoffman. Brian Cox, Janelle Jorde, Helene Joy, Tom Carey, Brendan Meyer, Ryan Grantham, Ricardo Hoyos. Featuring the Alberta Ballet ; choreographer, Jean Grand-Maitre.
Summary:
In 1943 Alberta, 12-year-old Clara goes on a mystical journey on Christmas Eve to find her father who is thousands of miles away serving the country in the Second World War. She receives unexpected help from the mysterious Drosselmeyer who befriends Clara and encourages her to believe she can create magic.
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