The Nutcracker
Release Date: 2008-11-18
Overview: This version of "The Nutcracker" gives the classic ballet a tragic spin, with Masha (instead of Clara) now the unloved, unappreciated daughter of the Town Council President. At a Christmas party, Masha is given a seemingly alive Nutcracker by her Uncle Drosselmeyer, and Masha instantly is enchanted with it. The toys come to life at midnight, and after Masha helps the Nutcracker defeat attacking mice, he takes her to his kingdom, where he is later revealed to be a handsome Prince. The Prince and Masha fall deeply in love, but their "happy ending" has a morbid twist not found in any other "Nutcracker".
Rating: 7.5 / 10
Cast
Irina Golub
as Masha
Leonid Sarafonov
as The Nutcracker Prince
Vladimir Ponomarev
as Herr Stahlbaum
Elena Bashenova
as Frau Stahlbaum
Anton Lukovkin
as Fritz
Crew
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Valery Gergiev - Director
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Compositors
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