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Title: "Nutcracker"
"Dance Of The Mirlitons (Reed Flutes)"
Composer (year): Tchaikovsky (1892)
Number: 49
Notable uses: "The cruel bees have sucked the life from these poor flowers", through this line, Barbara Steele makes her memorable entrance as Gloria in Fellini's 8½ (1963), with the playful theme in the background fitting the poetry of the moment. Speaking of flowers, it is also featured in Fantasia (1940) when the mulitocolored blossoms shaped like ballerinas perform their ballet.
PeopleMarcello Mastroianni
Titles8½