Disney lets go Nutcracker and the four kingdoms – cinema

The fans will soon be dancing to the cinema of joy – because Disney is embarking on a familiar story: E.T.A. "Nutcracker and King of the Mouse" by Hoffmann, mixed with the graceful ballet steps of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" – but in a new form, with many animations and a set of high clbad. This is the first Christmas film in a hot race: "The Return of Mary Poppins" arrives just before Christmas Eve pbades over the screen.

Little Clara, great princess

And that's what matters: Clara Stahlbaum, age 14 (played by Mackenzie Foy, "Twilight" Beauty and Snow White), bores London in the Victorian era. She is very motivated and looks a lot like her beloved mother recently deceased – an inventor. At the first Christmas without Mama Marie, she and her two other brothers and sisters each receive a gift left by her. And that is what makes the puzzled teenager: a music box in the form of an egg, without a key? For the hair, because even his distanced father can not and will not help. It's good that Clara's godfather (Morgan Freeman) understands the frustration and sends the girl on a trip – Rideau for a fantastic adventure!

Clara falls into a parallel world in which her mother seems to have reigned as queen. How it please Yes, that's right – and so the girl is suddenly princess of three kingdoms. Only with the fourth hapert, because the local rule, the mother ginger (Helen Mirren in a dirty style,), with his army of mice apparently only hurt in the shield. Just like Clara, with her nutcracker, the brave Captain Phillip (apt name: Jayden Fowora-Knight), as well as Sugar Fairy, pretty but slightly annoying (that was better, dear Keira Knightley), the key to the music Box. find and save all empires …

The trailer for "Nutcracker and the Four Kingdoms":

King mouse very big

However, the phobia of the mouse must be strong for the sake of the movie – because the king of the mouse, with 60,000 creatures (computer-animated) and a height of three meters, initially causes the sensation of tremendous tingling. These four-legged friends serve the mother of ginger and leave only hostile feelings in advance.

Dancing mice should not miss

The dance is also large scale. The solo dancer of the American Ballet Theater, Misty Copeland, appears in a longer sequence on stage. "The Nutcracker" was the very first ballet in which I played at the age of 13. " Fits. By the way, there is a lot to hear: James Howard takes care of the sound, Lang Lang presses the keys and Andrea Bocelli sings the song "Fall On Me" with his son Matteo.

Elegant across the four kingdoms

Toys brought back to life populate empires – and as a result. First and foremost the sweet sugar fairy, whose dress with 100 meters of fabric is the most pompous of all the film. Clara also made her grand entrance with her latest coronal gown: 13 people participated in the production for about 351 hours, 127 strips of the finest silk fabric of the skirt, 10 meters per circumference circumference per layer and 40 meters around the hem have been treated. In addition, 22 meters of diamond chains were placed along the seam, 2,500 Swarovski crystals bring shine to the dress. Speaking of light: In total, 1,428 small lights of the dress start to glitter.

Feel-good cinema with a little too much lard

One thing in advance: "The Nutcracker and the Four Empires" is a film of well-being intended mainly for the little ones, but also for the big ones. The staging is visually striking, imaginative and successful. This pleases the inner child, but also reminds many "Alice in Wonderland". This is not serious.

Nevertheless, the dialogues are sometimes a little too emotional and schmaltzy, although the thought (the family about everything) and the Christmas atmosphere in itself are excellent. Maybe it would be helpful to watch the movie through the eyes of a child – and thus overlook the sometimes missing connections or the flat dialogs.

"The Nutcracker and the Four Kingdoms" will begin on November 1st in Austrian cinemas

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