The Red Shoes (1948) (Special Restoration Edition) (UK Import) on 2 DVDs

The Red Shoes (1948) (Special Restoration Edition) (UK Import)

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Country of origin:: Großbritannien, 1948
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Item number:: 2568503
UPC/EAN:: 5037115319838
Release date:: 6.7.2009
Genre:: (Hans-Christian Andersen)
Playing time ca.:: 153 Min.
Director:: Emeric Pressburger, Moira Shearer, Adolf Wohlbrück, Marius Goring
Film music:: Brian Easdale
German title:: Die roten Schuhe
Language:: Englisch
Picture:: 4:3
Subtitles:: Englisch
Specials:: Extras include documentaries on the restoration and the actual ballet and intros from Martin Scorsese and Thelma Schoonmaker (Powell's widow).

Classic Powell and Pressburger drama about an aspiring ballerina who is presented with a stark choice between her artistic ambitions and the man she loves.

The film, justly famous for a ballet sequence credited by many as the best on film, has at its heart Victoria Page (Moira Shearer), a talented young ballerina hired to work on an adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen tale, 'The Red Shoes'.

The production is overseen by Boris Lermontov (Anton Walbrook), a ballet impresario who rules his domain with a rod of iron, making the careers of those he champions but demanding absolute loyalty and dedication to the art of ballet in return.

When Boris discovers that Victoria has fallen in love with Julian (Marius Goring), the ballet's composer, he becomes convinced that the affair will distract his leading lady and presents her with a choice - the ballet or Julian? Will the young ballerina be able to choose between her two great loves?

Reviews

Lexikon des Int.Films: "Ein Meisterwerk des Ballettfilms, das alle filmischen Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten (vorab Einstellung, Montage, Farben) bestens ausschöpft." Heyne Filmlexikon: "Herrliche Farbdramaturgie und eine 20minütige Ballettszene machen den Film unsterblich." Movieline: "Ein bis heute eindrucksvoller, bahnbrechender Versuch, Musik, Ballett, Malerei und Film zu integrieren."