Nutcracker

UPC: 883929030828

Studio: Warner Home Video

MPAA Rating: G   Contains:[Excellent For Children]

Summary: Director Emile Ardolino's final film brings to the screen George Balanchine's famed ballet of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker. Balanchine's choreography has been restaged by the New York City Ballet under the direction of Peter Martins and features dancers Darci Kistler and Damian Woetzel as the Sugarplum Fairy and her Cavalier. Unfortunately, it also features a smirking and incongruous Macauley Culkin as The Nutcracker. The familiar tale concerns Marie (Jessica Lynn Cohen), a young girl who, at Christmas time, is given a gift of a nutcracker by her godfather, a magician. She also meets his nephew (played by Culkin). When she falls asleep, in her peaceful Christmas Eve dreams, the Nutcracker is transformed into a prince who rescues Marie from a multi-headed Mouse King and takes her on a trip to the Land of Sweets. The film is narrated in hushed tones by Kevin Kline. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

Category: Children's/Family

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Theatrical trailer

Nutcracker

Format: DVD

Release Date: 10/28/2008

Audio: DDS2.0 Dolby Digital w/ 4 channels, DD1 Dolby Digital Mono

Runtime: 93 Minutes

Sides: 2

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1, Side A -- The Nutcracker [FS]
1. Overture/Credits [2:01]
2. The Tree Unveiled [3:31]
3. Family Dancing [3:14]
4. Gifts Are Given [1:30]
5. Herr Drosselmeier [1:53]
6. Dancing Dolls [3:13]
7. Horse/Nutcracker [2:06]
8. Broken [2:18]
9. Grandfather Dance [2:33]
10. Festivities End [1:44]
11. Marie's Dream [5:52]
12. Menacing Mice [1:53]
13. Troops in Battle [5:57]
14. To the Pine Forest [3:12]
15. Snowflakes Waltz [6:13]
16. The Land of Sweets [1:52]
17. Sugarplum Fairy [3:46]
18. Confection Display [1:02]
19. Prince Tells Story [3:17]
20. Hot Chocolate [1:24]
21. Coffee and Tea [3:40]
22. Candy Cane [1:12]
23. Marzipan [2:17]
24. Mother Ginger [2:36]
25. Waltz of Flowers [5:56]
26. Sugarplum/Cavalier [5:26]
27. Coda [1:20]
28. Finale [4:44]
29. The Company [1:12]
30. End Credits [5:15]
Disc #1, Side B -- The Nutcracker [WS]
1. Overture/Credits [2:01]
2. The Tree Unveiled [3:31]
3. Family Dancing [3:14]
4. Gifts Are Given [1:30]
5. Herr Drosselmeier [1:53]
6. Dancing Dolls [3:13]
7. Horse/Nutcracker [2:06]
8. Broken [2:18]
9. Grandfather Dance [2:33]
10. Festivities End [1:44]
11. Marie's Dream [5:52]
12. Menacing Mice [1:53]
13. Troops in Battle [5:57]
14. To the Pine Forest [3:12]
15. Snowflakes Waltz [6:13]
16. The Land of Sweets [1:52]
17. Sugarplum Fairy [3:46]
18. Confection Display [1:02]
19. Prince Tells Story [3:17]
20. Hot Chocolate [1:24]
21. Coffee and Tea [3:40]
22. Candy Cane [1:12]
23. Marzipan [2:17]
24. Mother Ginger [2:36]
25. Waltz of Flowers [5:56]
26. Sugarplum/Cavalier [5:26]
27. Coda [1:20]
28. Finale [4:44]
29. The Company [1:12]
30. End Credits [5:15]

Cast and Crew: Heather Watts  Actor 
New York City Ballet  Actor 
Kevin Kline  Actor 
Emile Ardolino  Director 
Arnon Milchan  Executive Producer 
Robert A. Krasnow  Producer 
Robert Hurwitz  Producer 
Darci Kistler  Actor 
Damian Woetzel  Actor 
Kyra Nichols  Actor 
Bart Robinson Cook  Actor 
Macaulay Culkin  Actor 
Jessica Lynn Cohen  Actor 

Country: USA