The Nutcracker and the Magic Flute

"Experience the magic."

2022 1h 28m RU

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 47★5.4IMDB · 380

AnimationFamilyFantasy

Synopsis

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A teenage girl makes a wish that shrinks her to the size of her childhood toys, which magically come to life.

“Experience the magic.”

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Cast

Fedor Fedotov
Georg (voice)
Lyubov Aksyonova
Mari (voice)
Pyotr Ivaschenko
Baran / Svitok / Ratter (voice)
Aleksandr Gudkov
Straus (voice)
Elena Shulman
Sharlotta / Mama Mari (voice)
Prokhor Chekhovskoy
Filipp (voice)
Ekaterina Tikhomirova
Margaret (voice)
Aleksey Chumakov

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Viktor Glukhushin
Writers: Vasily Rovensky
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $3.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 94% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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5 / 8

WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Fedor Fedotov and Lyubov Aksyonova and Pyotr Ivaschenko carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Experience the magic.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11006950 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Viktor Glukhushin directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $3.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Earned back only 94% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
4Released 4 years ago.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Fedor Fedotov and Lyubov Aksyonova and Pyotr Ivaschenko carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Experience the magic.".
8IMDB entry: tt11006950 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 47 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 88 min · 1h 28m
Status: Released
Budget: $3,800,000
Box office: $3,562,423
Return: 94% of budget
Original language: RU
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: The Nutcracker and the Magic Flute (2022)
IMDB rating: 5.4/10 · 380 votes
MPAA: PG

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CinemaSerf2022-12-24
★ 6/10
Maria is a young and beautiful girl who is facing eviction from her home after the death of her debt-ridden father. Her only salvation might be to marry the man who owns the debt - but neither she nor her mother are very keen on that idea. After delivering his ultimatum, he leaves her with his toy soldier/nutcracker and in despair, she wishes she were reduced to the size of the doll. Magic now takes a hand, and not only does she get her wish, but she discovers her other toys are now alive too. The spell will only last for 24 hours so long as they all stay in the same room, but the dashing young soldier "Philip" quite literally smells a rat - and that leads them all to some escapades in his homeland where his kingly father is being drugged by his evil stepmother and her son - who have their own grisly secret to keep. Can he and Maria thwart their cunning plan, save the kingdom and find true love? It is quite a fun animation this, with just enough Tchaikovsky from the "Nutcracker" and the "Magic Flute" to keep the adventure entertaining. The story is a bit of a mess, but that doesn't really matter - this is just a colourful piece of family cinema with decent animation and some fun animal characterisations that ends very much as you'd expect. Not great, no - but I did rather enjoy it on a big screen at Christmas.

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