| Title: | Movie Reviews and Discussion |
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| Created: | Thu Jan 28 1993 |
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I'm looking to rent a movie based on the ballet "The Nutcraker".
My 3 1/2 year old daughter recognizes the music all the time from
having watched Fantasia so much. She also loves the book The
Nutcracker. There are probably a few versions out there, so I
was looking for some opinions on good ones and bad ones. Also
whether the version is the ballet version or a story version.
I know last year (I think) Macaully Culkin (excuse spelling)
was in a version of the The Nutcraker. Has anyone seen this one??
Is it story or ballet or both?? Thanks for all your help.
Patty
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| 720.1 | DTRACY::CHELSEA | Mostly harmless. | Fri Dec 09 1994 15:52 | 9 | |
The Macaulay Culkin version is the traditional ballet with the
Balanchine choreography. What I've heard is that it was well-performed
but badly filmed.
I'm fond of the Baryshnikov version myself, which is not the
traditional ballet. The role of the Sugar Plum Fairy is vastly
reduced, and Clara is a much more important character. Probably more
appealing to girls near Clara's age (approaching puberty). Younger
kids will probably prefer the traditional version.
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