The Nutcracker

Video
1987
1h 40m

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Tchaikovsky composed "The Nutcracker" during four months in 1891. A large part of the ballet was written at sea on a journey from Europe to the United States. Perhaps the most beloved of all... Read allTchaikovsky composed "The Nutcracker" during four months in 1891. A large part of the ballet was written at sea on a journey from Europe to the United States. Perhaps the most beloved of all ballets, "The Nutcracker" had its premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg in ... Read allTchaikovsky composed "The Nutcracker" during four months in 1891. A large part of the ballet was written at sea on a journey from Europe to the United States. Perhaps the most beloved of all ballets, "The Nutcracker" had its premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg in 1892. Based on Hoffman's fairy tale, "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King", the beloved clas... Read all

Director
- Yelena Macheret
Stars

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8.5/10

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Director
- Yelena Macheret
Stars

4User reviews

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Trivia
Often mistaken for a 1978 video, this production was, in fact, originally staged in 1978, but not shown on television until 1987.

Connections
Referenced in Dirty Sexy Money: The Nutcracker (2007)

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8/10

How much better can it be than at the Bolshoi ...

A wonderful example of Russian Ballet. The film is a little dark and the technology of the time does not treat the solid red costume well. It does however leave the viewer with a feeling that they attended the performance at it's home theater. Even the Russian applause that to some western ears sounds a little like the "slow hand clap" just adds to the sense of being in Tchaikovsky's home land.

It is interesting to see that the curtains show the now defunct CCCP and hammer and sickle motif woven into the fabric.

The data base shows Yelena Macheret as the director but maybe it is more important to note that it was Yuri Grigorovich who was the Director and Choreographer.