My parents found this movie in a used bin at a video store and bought it when I was about 3 or 4 years old. I'm 17 years old now (almost 18), and this movie has a special place in my heart. We've watched it so many times that it's beginning to wrinkle, so we can only watch it once a year - at Christmas.
The sets are superb and brilliant in the way they created the 'different worlds'.
The London Symphony Orchestra do a beautiful job, as usual! This movie is responsible for the best presentation of the Tchaikovsky music masterpiece.
The ballet sequences are beautiful, graceful, and contemporary. The Pacific Northwest Ballet does an absolutely beautiful job! I've seen other versions of Nutcracker, but this is the best above all of the others. The scene of 'Pas de Duex' used to wrench my heart out as a child, almost moving me to tears. Now that I'm older...it has not changed. The passion between the two characters is absolutely breath-taking! No only can the Pacific Northwest Ballet dance like a dream, but their facial expressions are wonderful, professional, and very moving!
I highly recommend this version of "The Nutcracker" to everyone!
The sets are superb and brilliant in the way they created the 'different worlds'.
The London Symphony Orchestra do a beautiful job, as usual! This movie is responsible for the best presentation of the Tchaikovsky music masterpiece.
The ballet sequences are beautiful, graceful, and contemporary. The Pacific Northwest Ballet does an absolutely beautiful job! I've seen other versions of Nutcracker, but this is the best above all of the others. The scene of 'Pas de Duex' used to wrench my heart out as a child, almost moving me to tears. Now that I'm older...it has not changed. The passion between the two characters is absolutely breath-taking! No only can the Pacific Northwest Ballet dance like a dream, but their facial expressions are wonderful, professional, and very moving!
I highly recommend this version of "The Nutcracker" to everyone!