George Balanchine's The Nutcracker
by Emile Ardolino
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Actor: Bart Robinson Cook, Darci Kistler, Jessica Lynn Cohen, Kyra Nichols, Macaulay CulkinDirector: Emile Ardolino
Brand: Warner Brothers
Producer: Amy Schatz
Producer: Arnon Milchan
Producer: Catherine Tatge
Producer: Merrill Brockway
Producer: Robert A. Krasnow
Producer: Robert Hurwitz
Writer: Susan Cooper
DVD: 2 Sides, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Anamorphic, Classical, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 92 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1997-11-19
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Reviews of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker
DVD Review: Don't Pay Money for Theater Tickets-- Just watch this one!
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the best performances of the Nutcracker that I've seen. I grew up watching the Indiana University Ballet Theater perform and this comes as close to that as any that I've seen either live or on video. DVD Review: ENCHANTING
Summary: 5 Stars
STEPHANIE SALAND AND DARCI KISTLER ARE TWO OF THE MOST CREATIVELY INSPIRING DANCERS WHO EVER GRACED THE STAGE. THANK YOU FOR MANY WONDERFUL EVENINGS AT LINCOLN CENTER - AND THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING WHO YOU ARE. DVD Review: Girls are thrilled!
Summary: 5 Stars
This was a birthday present for my six-year-old granddaughter. She was so excited that the could keep it and see it over and over. It's the kind of movie that creates intelligence and promotes imagination. DVD Review: Baryshnikov version is much better
Summary: 2 Stars
Very disappointing if you actually want to see some ballet dancing.
There is no real dancing for the first hour, just theater and kids running around. The battle with the mice is not very dramatic, and, because Macaulay Caulkin is playing the nutcracker prince, there's no
dancing there. The second act is better, as the various candies and
Darci Kistler are lovely. Caulkin is totally out of place and distracts. For a much better version, with lots of great ballet dancing and an absolutely fabulous battle scene with the mice, see the American Ballet Theater version with Baryishnikov and Gelsey Kirkland. Barynikov is out of this world as the nutcracker prince.
DVD Review: Wonderful Production!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a wonderful version of the Nutcracker. It is especially helpful to those new to ballet because there is a narrator who explains the story. The dancing and costumes are beautiful! I would recommend this DVD to anyone who loves the ballet.
Description of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker
Angels and sugarplums. Candy canes and ice. A magic prince, a dreamy young girl, a mysterious old man and a Christmas tree that grows sky high. Enter the world of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker, featuring the New York City Ballet, and let this all-new movie version of a timeless Yuletide fantasy, narrated ny Academy Award(R) winner Kevin Kline, draw you under its spell. Starring Macaulay Caulkin, Darci Kistler and Bart Robinson Cook. Year: 1993 Director: Emile Ardolino Starring: Bart Robinson Cook, Macaulay Caulkin, Darci Kistler, Damian WoetzelTchaikovsky's timeless Yuletide ballet is presented in an all-new movie version with as much eloquence as one would find in a live stage production. Replete with gorgeous costumes and scenery, George Balanchine's production, adapted by Peter Martins, features the New York City Ballet with narration by Kevin Kline. From the moment the Nutcracker prince winds toymaker Drosselmeier's life-sized dolls, viewers are ushered into the captivating story of a little girl's Christmas Eve fantasy of beauty, magic, and sugarplums. While several versions of this beloved tale are available in video, this one is distinguished for the magnificent performances of a large cast of young ballet dancers from the School of American Ballet. While Culkin lends his star-studded name, that is all he lends in what is mostly a wooden performance (he often appears on the sidelines looking quite blas? and detached). More deserving accolades go to Jessica Lynn Cohen as Marie, whose genuineness never wanes and dance steps never falter. Bart Robinson Cook is wonderful as the playful Herr Drosselmeier, and Darci Kistler is the graceful Sugarplum Fairy. Mostly this film belongs to children--both on the stage and in the audience. What is lacking in spontaneous energy of live theater is made up for in a perfectly polished performance. The only thing missing is the well-earned applause. --Lynn Gibson
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