Did a bit more digging (China seems to be in sight) and found this MS page for Windows Essentials 2012 with download links in various languages. I downloaded the English (UK) link and tried out the install and it appears to allow you to install Movie Maker without installing the entire pack:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...#wetabs=we2012
English (UK) link:
http://g.live.com/1rewlive5-web/en-g...861474762&lid=
Hope this is of some help...
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