The Nutcracker [DVD videorecording] an American Ballet Theatre and Mikhail Baryshnikov production ; produced by Yanna Kroyt Brandt ; directed Tony Charmoli.
Publisher:
Kultur Video
Copyright Date:
2004
Description:
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33 1) presentation Dolby Digital. 1 videodisc (ca. 79 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
MPAA rating: Not rated. Based on the story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" by E.T.A. Hoffmann. Originally released as a motion picture in 1977. Title from container. Cast: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gelsey Kirkland, Alexander Minz, David Brachtenbach, George De La Pena, Norman Rose, Rebecca Wright.
Summary:
From an imperial-era Russian Christmas party, a young girl named Clara is whisked in her dreams to an imaginary world populated by the animated creations of the wizard toy maker Drosselmeier. Clara innocently develops a crush on the imaginary Nutcracker prince. Upon her arrival in the Land of the Sweets, she dances a yearning pas de deux with the Nutcracker Prince. It makes the ballet far more interesting. The frequent involvement of Drosselmeyer throughout the ballet reinforces a magical effect.
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