Movie DVD Store (UK) - Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker [1977]

	List Price: £9.99 Our Price: £9.79 Availability: Usually dispatched within 6 to 10 days Manufacturer: Vital Distribution Starring: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gelsey Kirkland, Alexander Minz, Hilda Morales, Rebecca Wright Directed By: Tony Charmoli
Average Customer Rating:
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: Exempt Binding: DVD EAN: 9780769729251 Format: Classical ISBN: 0769729258 Label: Vital Distribution Manufacturer: Vital Distribution Number Of Discs: 1 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Vital Distribution Region Code: 2 Release Date: 2006-10-09 Running Time: 79 Studio: Vital Distribution Theatrical Release Date: 1977-12-16
Related Items The Turning Point [1977] Tales Of Beatrix Potter [1971] White Nights [1985] The Kirov Ballet - Swan Lake - Kirov Ballet (NTSC) Baryshnikov Live At Wolf Trap [1976]
Editorial Reviews:
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: truncated version of a beautiful ballet Comment: Dancers fabulous as usual, but unfortunately the original full length ballet has been severely cut, (to 78 minutes, for goodness sake) missing out a great many of the set pieces and therefore not showing to its best advantage. The missing scenes are wonderful to watch. I did have the full version originally and wish I could obtain it again. Customer Rating: Summary: Thrown away with the houshold rubbish Comment: An attempt to make a story film for children. I have broken the DVD and thrown it out with the other American Ballet DVD with the rest of the houshold rubbish so nobody else gets mislead on what this great ballet should be. I am sure that some of the other productions on sale will appeal to all from age 3 to 110. The ballet plots by themselves are nothing unless the emphasis is on a great performance! Any magic there was has been lost by gimmiks in filming and props. Customer Rating: Summary: Mediocre Comment: This Nutcracker was filmed for TV, using dancers from the American Ballet Theater. The big name was of course Baryshnikov, who had recently come to the West. The whole production is second rate, mostly because of lack of imagination rather than lack of resources. Sets and costumes look dull and the direction generates no excitement whatsoever. The corps-de-ballet is mediocre, but most of the solo dancing is very good. Baryshnikov makes a great start. His scene as the Nutcracker is wonderful for the mechanical percision of his movements, but once the mask is off, his Narcissism gets the upper hand. He dances "alone", trying to seduce the camera rather than his partner. Great dancing, but it failled to enchant me. The opposite is true of his co-star, the lovely Gelsey Kirkland. In the beginning I was struck by how child-like she seemed. As the performance progressed I was enthralled by her grace and charm. She was a real "floater", -you think she barely touched the ground when she danced,- and she had a beautiful sense of "flowing" with the music. If I were rating her performance, I would give it 5 stars without hesitation. I think this dvd is worth viewing for her alone. Customer Rating: Summary: Good Comment: Basically I would think this is for Nutcracker nuts only. Its great but comes in the middle somewhere of all the ones Ive seen. It was filmed for TV and I think things are best when it is filmed with a live audience in a theatre. Thats just my thought. How ever at the start you see Barishnykovs fantastic skill in Slow motion, a pre highlight before the start and performing his jumps with the greatest of ease effortless. What he must have been like when he was excelling himself must have been out of this world. I would say for Nutcracker nuts only but still recommended. I like his Don quitoxe best for seeing his dancing. More Reviews