E. T. A Hoffmann
81) The Nutcracker
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After hearing how her toy nutcracker got his ugly face, a little girl helps break the spell and watches him change into a handsome prince.
84) The Nutcracker
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Marie receives a wooden nutcracker for Christmas. When she goes to sleep she dreams that it turns into a prince who takes her on an adventure. Was it really a dream?
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"De todos los regalos que aparecen bajo el árbol de Navidad en Nochebuena, solo uno captura el corazón de Marie: un cascanueces. Es un hombrecito curioso con apariencia amigable. Toda una sorpresa para Marie cuando, a medida que se acerca la medianoche, cobra vida, revelando un mundo de cuento de hadas, magia y maravilla, princesas malvadas y feroces batallas..." --Amazon.com.
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In 1943 Alberta, 12-year-old Clara goes on a mystical journey on Christmas Eve to find her father who is thousands of miles away serving the country in the Second World War. She receives unexpected help from the mysterious Drosselmeyer who befriends Clara and encourages her to believe she can create magic.
94) Coppelia
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A dollmaker cleverly schemes to pass his most beautiful doll off as a real girl, but he is outwitted by the townspeople he tries to deceive.
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When Clara Stahlbaum receives a beautiful yet mysterious egg-shaped box from her late mother, she wonders what it means. Searching for answers, Clara soon finds herself in a magical world, the Four Realms, where she meets a host of colorful and curious new friends and discovers the fascinating link between the Realms and her dear mother. But when she learns that the Realms are in danger of being destroyed, Clara vows to help. Years earlier, Clara's...
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The colorful holiday classic is finally brought to the big screen, designed by famed children's story author and artist Maurice Sendak, and written for the first time to be as close as possible to the original story. A lavish, exciting and heart-warming celebration of dance, of music, and of life. Based on the Pacific Northwest Ballet's original production.
100) The Nutcracker
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From an imperial-era Russian Christmas party, a young girl named Clara is whisked in her dreams to an imaginary world populated by the animated creations of the wizard toy maker Drosselmeier. Clara innocently develops a crush on the imaginary Nutcracker prince. Upon her arrival in the Land of the Sweets, she dances a yearning pas de deux with the Nutcracker Prince. It makes the ballet far more interesting. The frequent involvement of Drosselmeyer...