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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
EAN: 9780769700625
Format: Classical, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0769700624
Label: Kultur Video
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Manufacturer: Kultur Video
MPN: D0062D
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: Kultur Video
Release Date: November 30, 1999
Running Time: 100 minutes
Studio: Kultur Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1978

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
Famed Bolshoi duo Yekaterina Maximova and Vladimir Vasiliev star in this production of Tchaikovsky's beloved ballet, The Nutcracker. Maximova dances the role of Maria, the young girl whose mysterious uncle Drosselmeyer (Victor Levashov) gives her a wooden nutcracker (Vasiliev) for Christmas. When he comes to life, she rescues him from marauding mice and is taken to the Kingdom of Sweets for a series of entertaining divertissements from many nationalities.

This production dates from 1987 and the sets and costumes appear to have been in use since well before then. Audio and video quality are rather crude, especially compared to the stunning DVD productions by Patrice Bart and Maurice Bejart. Bart, however, takes liberties with the story line, and Bejart throws it out altogether. Sometimes, all you need is a traditional version of a family holiday favorite, and if you want traditional, it's hard to beat the Bolshoi. --David Horiuchi

Description:
Live from the Bolshoi Theatre. This 1978 remake is a truly spellbinding version of this Christmas classic. Tchaikovsky's beloved melodies combine with superb dancing to create pure delight. Starring Yekaterina Maximova, Vladimir Vasiliev, Victor Levashev, and Sergei Radchenko. 105 mins.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- A Flawed but Elegant Nutcracker by and for Adults
This Nutcracker is by and for Adults. Other reviewers have ably noted the facts about what choices were made by the choreographer. Whether you like or dislike those choices is an individual preference. I liked the choices and enjoyed the opportunity to focus on the superb dancing without distractions. Maximova and Vasiliev dance wonderfully. Some of the other dancers are out-of-sync at times but it didn't bother me much. What I look for is an overall spontaneity which I did find in this performance. ... Read More

Rating:

- Sound quality is unacceptable
If you don't mind listening to music on a transistor radio (circa 1960s) then you'll enjoy this DVD. The sound quality is the absolute worst I have ever heard in the past 20 or so years. I played this through a high-end home theater system and it sounded no different than listening to it through a conventional TV with all the bass and treble completely turned off. This DVD is worthless. I guess the old adage, "you get what you pay for" is true. At just under $10 bucks I should have know something wasn't ... Read More

Rating:

- Superb Technique
This version of the Nutcracker satisfied every bit of my need to see superb, Russian, ballet technique in all its glory! True, it may lack in color and zest (ofcourse Americans can't imagine anything unless it's dripping in blinking lights and such), but the rather drab colors may have been an attempt to demonstrate contrast between what ought to be focused on and what NOT to focus on. Remember, this is the Bolshoi, not Las Vegas....this is world class Ballet at it's finest and Maximova and Vasiliev deliver 10 ... Read More

Rating:

- A must for all ballet fans
One of the greatest achievement in classical ballet, music and production design. Nureyev in one his finest performance. Great DVD transfer, superb sound.

Rating:

- Ivy Lin is right, and then some!!!
This performance is hideous! I wanted a dvd for my daughter who was getting confused between the "real" nutcracker story we had seen at the ballet, and the "Barbie" version. Any version that has Clara dancing as the Sugar Plum Fairy as well is counterfeit! Barbie scores a point! The sets are dull - where is the land of sweets? We have to look at the tree the whole time! The costumes are dull, tattered, and often aren't remotely resembling the various delicacies (coffee, tea etc.)which leads to confusion. ... Read More

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