Featuring a mostly-mouse cast, this puppet version of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker boasts vibrant colors, lovely sets, and good puppeteer work (especially in the lively Russian dance sequence). Unfortunately, the story crawls more like a snail than scurries like a mouse, the nearly spool-to-spool Tchaikovsky (the narration is very sparse) is likely to leave younger viewers in the dark, and several superior versions of the tale already exist on video. Optional. Aud: K, E, P. (R. Pitman)
The Mousecracker
(1998) 36 min. $15. Snapdragon Video Productions. PPR. Color cover. ISBN: 0-9668163-0-7. Vol. 14, Issue 6
The Mousecracker
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