Product Details

• Actors: Finty Williams, Judi Dench, Keith Wickham, Jo Wyatt
• Directors: Kitty Taylor, Roger McIntosh
• Writers: Katharine Holabird, Lucy Raby, Paul Larson
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Studio: Lionsgate / HIT Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: December 17, 2002
• Run Time: 55 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000068V9O
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #13,180 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

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Angelina values close friendships, but she's soon to discover that maintaining healthy friendships can require a good deal of effort and maturity. The joy of giving reluctantly replaces remorse when Angelina donates a beloved doll to charity in "Ballerina Rag Doll," and jealousy incites a lie that threatens to grow to massive proportions in "Angelina's Surprise." "Arthur the Butterfly" illustrates the concept that if you love something, sometimes you must set it free, and "Alice's Present" shows how an innocent mistake can undermine a solid friendship it it's concealed. Two "Little Stars" live-action segments help beginning ballerinas feel more comfortable about their first ballet class and offer a glimpse of the imaginative world of dancing in character. (Ages 3 to 8) --Tami Horiuchi

Product Description
Angelina celebrates friendships both onstage and off in this treasured collection of stories about the charming mouseling who lives in Chipping Cheddar. Angelina learns life lessons about giving, jealousy and friendship- realizing that true friends are friends forever.

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Customer Reviews

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The whole family loves Angelina, July 16, 2003

By	Joshua Koppel (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Angelina Ballerina - Friends Forever [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Four stories from the PBS television series. In each tale Angelina faces difficult challenges. The stories are:

Ballerina Rag Doll - Angelina faces maturity as she gives up her baby things to help others. But Angelina might not be ready to part with them all. Or is she?

Angelina's Surprise - Angelina is jealous of the attention being given the Twins and their new sibling. Angelina tells a lie that snowballs out of control until she admits her mistake.

Arthur the Butterfly - Angelina finds a beautiful injured butterfly while on a picnic. Angelina has a hard time letting it go once it is healed but learns her lesson when she becomes trapped.

Alice's Present - Alice gives Angelina a new gym bag that through a mix-up winds up donated to charity. Alice thinks Angelina did not like the gift and a friendship might come to an end.

We love the stories, the music and the voice characterizations. A fun video for young girls, and some boys, with lessons for everyone.

5.0 out of 5 stars This is being rated thru the eyes of a 4 year old!!, April 27, 2009

By	Olympia, Washington - See all my reviews

My review would be very different...my 4 year old granddaughter loves angelina!! In fact this little mouse from England has taken her from a die-hard princess to wanting to be a ballerina!! After spending hundreds on her princess wardrobe we are now buying all the ballet garb! (can't wait till she's a teenager! ugh!)I don't have any idea if i should thank these inexpensive DVDs or hate them...haha! Main thing is she loves em!~! We don't have the Sprout Channel on our Dish TV so i can't tape them for her..at this price i may as well purchase them. Now i'm saving for the ballet classes..haha...does it ever stop???? 5 stars!

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring series for aspiring young dancers!, April 27, 2009

By	z hayes (plano,texas) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

My 4-year-old is just beginning to get interested in ballet and dance and the Angelina Ballerina stories and DVDs provide loads of inspiration whilst serving to entertain at the same time.

There are 4 episodes altogether [12 mins each] - "Ballerina Rag Doll," "Angelina's Surprise," "Arthur The Butterfly" and "Alice's Present." Also included are two live-action segments: "Helping Younger Children to Dance" and "Dancing in Character."

The animated stories remain faithful to the source material by Katharine Holabird, and retain the original illustrations by Helen Craig. The quality of the animation is above average, lending an almost real-life quality to the little mice, and the language is clear [British accent is used here]. In between the animated episodes, there are scenes of actual dance lessons, either ballet, folk or others.

I'd highly recommend the Angelina Ballerina series of DVDs to aspiring young dancers, those who love immersing themselves in a world inhabited by adorable little mice and this is probably suited to preschoolers and up.