The Nutcracker/ Cojocaru, Dowell, Royal Ballet

The Nutcracker/ Cojocaru, Dowell, Royal Ballet
by Roger M. Sherman, Ross MacGibbon

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Actor: Alina Cojocaru, Anthony Dowell, Ivan Putrov, Jonathan Cope, Miyako Yoshida
Director: Roger M. Sherman, Ross MacGibbon
Producer: Bob Lockyear
Producer: Jac Venza
Producer: Sonoko Aoyagi Bowers
Writer: E.T.A. Hoffmann
Writer: Wendy Wasserstein
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 115 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-11-20
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: BBC / Opus Arte

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Movie Review: A common man's point of view.
Summary: 5 Stars

This is a wonderful classical version of The Nutcracker, with fabulous sets, costumes, color, and lighting. It is a Sir Peter Wright production, so it is authentic throughout, with the exception that there is no Mother Gigogne and her little clowns.

This is a good example of classical ballet as the originators saw it. Peter Wright usually sticks to tradition in his productions, and you won't see "gimmicks" used that distract from it's originality. It is a live stage production from the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden, with an audience, but it is not a "noisy" stage, that is, you will hear the point shoes but they are not distracting. The British audiences are very restrained in their enthusiasm and do not interrupt the dances with applause.

Clara is danced by Alina Cojocaru, a perpetually young ballerina who is able to dance in the final act with her Nutcracker Prince, Ivan Petrov, and not just a spectator "guest" in the magic Kingdom of Sweets. The toymaker Drosselmeyer, is played by Anthony Dowell. The Sugar Plum Fairy is danced Meyako Yoshida, who is absolutely beautiful in her role. Her partner is Jonathan Cope, who partnered with Leanne Benjamin in the Royal Ballet production of The Firebird (another must have DVD)......Stravinsky - The Firebird & Les Noces / Royal Ballet.....Cope is very tall, and Yoshida is quite short, so, she is a diminutive little doll next to him. I cannot begin to tell you how much I loved her as the Sugar Plum Fairy.

As I said, the sets and costumes in this ballet are spectacular, the lighting perfect and the music magnificent. Need any more superlatives? The running time is 107 minutes, which is about right for a complete Nutcracker. There are about 25 minutes of bonus material, which is very informative, telling how they made the Christmas tree "grow", among other things happening "backstage". I believe you will enjoy this "classical" version of "The Nutcracker".........Richard.

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