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The Nutcracker
Directed byEmile Ardolino
Produced byRobert Hurwitz
Robert A. Krasnow
StarringDarci Kistler
Damian Woetzel
Kyra Nichols
Wendy Whelan
Margaret Tracey
Gen Horiuchi
Tom Gold
Narrated bySusan Cooper
Kevin Kline
CinematographyRalf D. Bode
Edited byGirish Bhargava
Music byPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Production
companies
Krasnow Productions
Arnon Milchan Productions
Elektra Entertainment Group
Embassy International Pictures
Regency Enterprises
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • November 24, 1993 (1993-11-24)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$19 million[1]
Box office$2,119,994[2]

The Nutcracker is a 1993 American Christmas musical film directed by Emile Ardolino. The film stars Darci Kistler, Damian Woetzel, Kyra Nichols, Wendy Whelan, Margaret Tracey, Gen Horiuchi and Tom Gold. The film was released by Warner Bros. on November 24 1993.

Plot

Cast

Reception

Critical response

The Nutcracker received generally mixed reviews from critics. Based on 7 reviews, the film holds a rotten rating of 57% on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 6.3/10.[3] The film was criticized by James Berardinelli for not capturing the excitement of a live performance, stating that it "opts to present a relatively mundane version of the stage production... utilizing almost none of the advantages offered by the (film) medium."[4] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times criticized the film for not adapting the dance for a film audience and also its casting of Culkin who, he writes, "seems peripheral to all of the action, sort of like a celebrity guest or visiting royalty, nodding benevolently from the corners of shots."[5] In The Washington Post, Lucy Linfield echoed Ebert's criticism of Culkin, stating that "it's not so much that he can't act or dance; more important, the kid seems to have forgotten how to smile... All little Mac can muster is a surly grimace." She praised the dancing, however, as "strong, fresh and in perfect sync" and Kistler's Sugar Plum Fairy as "the Balanchinean ideal of a romantic, seemingly fragile beauty combined with a technique of almost startling strength, speed and knifelike precision."[6] The New York Times Stephen Holden also criticized Culkin, calling his performance the film's "only serious flaw", but praised the cinematography as "very scrupulous in the way it establishes a mood of participatory excitement, then draws back far enough so that the classic ballet sequences choreographed by Balanchine and staged by Peter Martins can be seen in their full glory."[7]

Box office

During its theatrical run the film grossed $2,119,994.[8] In North America, the film opened to number 16 in its first weekend with $783,721.[9]

References

  1. ^ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=nutcracker.htm
  2. ^ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=nutcracker.htm
  3. ^ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the-nutcracker1993/
  4. ^ http://www.reelviews.net/movies/n/nutcracker.html
  5. ^ "George Balanchine's The Nutcracker". Chicago Sun-Times.
  6. ^ Linfield, Susie (1993-11-24). "George Balanchine's The Nutcracker (review)". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
  7. ^ Holden, Stephen (1993-11-24). "George Balanchine's The Nutcracker (review)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
  8. ^ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=nutcracker.htm
  9. ^ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=1993&wknd=48&p=.htm
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