The Nutcracker
2008 · Movie · min. · Russia
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".
Direction Denis Caïozzi
Cast Valery Gergiev · Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra · Vladimir Ponomarev · Elena Bashenova · Irina Golub · Anton Lukovkin · Anton Adasinsky · Leonid Sarafanov · Natalya Sveshnikova · Igor Petrov · Tatiana Goryunova · Ilmira Bagautdinova · Eduard Gusev · Andrei Yakovlev · Ekaterina Kondaurova · Elena Androsova
Screenplay Marius Petipa · Mikhail Shemiakin · E.T.A. Hoffman
Cinematography Cécile Trelluyer
Original title The Nutcracker
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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