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I try and watch this movie at Christmas every year, but this year I couldn't find it anywhere on tv. Now that I bought it on eBay, I can watch it anytime I want; not just at Christmas. I am happy as a clam.
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Have had this in our collection in both VHS and DVD. Our DVD version was lost in a cross-country move. For some reason the digital version (DVD) we just bought to replace our lost one seems of very poor quality and grainy resolution. We re-watched the VHS version which was very clear and much more colorful. Not sure why this copy is so poor in color and quality, or if the "re-mastering" was actually any improvement. Looks more like someone copied it off a television screen than an actual digital copy. In short, we are not pleased with the quality as our past versions have been better.
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Mikhail Baryshnikov's Nutcracker, choreographed for American Ballet Theater when he was its artistic director, was one of the first to challenge the hold that Balanchine's New York City Ballet Nutcracker had on the ballet-goers of New York. This Mr. B. cast the sublime Gelsey Kirkland (formerly of NYCB) to dance the part of Clara (instead of a child) and gave her an indeterminate age, somewhere on the brink of womanhood. It is a more of a psychological ballet, delving into Clara's emotions and her awakening sexuality. The choreography is closer to the original Russian Nutcracker which had its debut in St. Petersburg, Russia, at the Maryinsky Theater, in 1892. Marius Petipa’s assistant, Lev Ivanov, set most of the choreography, and much of it is still apparent in Baryshnikov's modified version on this video which has been made into a DVD. It is one of the few chances to see Gelsey Kirkland dance, as there were very few videos made of her performances. I recommend it to those who are interested in something different from the New York City Ballet's video version (featuring McCauley Culkin), and, especially to those of you who like to make comparisons between different Nutcrackers (a hobby of mine, I confess!). It is a good DVD to have in your ballet collection.Read full review
This version of The Nutcracker has entranced my dance students for decades. I finally needed to update to the DVD version. This is a perfectly fine copy of the much loved video I had been using all these years. I highly recommend this Nutcracker!
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great Christmas movie
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