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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0037429128220
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Criterion
Manufacturer: Criterion
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: Criterion
Release Date: May 18, 1999
Running Time: 134 minutes
Sales Rank: 6848
Studio: Criterion
Theatrical Release Date: 1948
Editorial Review:
Description:
A glorious Technicolor epic that influenced generations of filmmakers, artists, and aspiring ballerinas, The Red Shoes intricately weaves backstage life with the thrill of performance. A young ballerina (Moira Shearer) is torn between two forces: the composer who loves her (Marius Goring), and the impresario determined to fashion her into a great dancer (Anton Walbrook). Criterion is proud to present The Red Shoes in its DVD premiere.
Amazon.com:
It's been said that this 1948 classic has been responsible for the ballet lessons of more young girls than any other film. It's not hard to understand why: Michael Powell and Emerich Pressburger's dark fairy tale presents the ballet as an exquisite, magical work of art; but under the theatrics and glory is an all-consuming lifestyle with the power to destroy those who love it perhaps too much. Moira Shearer practically glows as Victoria 'Vicky' Page, a young woman consumed by a will to dance who is accepted into the highly prestigious ballet company run by perfectionist Boris Lermontov (Anton Walbrook). Meanwhile, a gifted young composer, Julian Craster (Marius Goring), is brought on board as an orchestra coach, and later conductor and composer of the ballet that will make Vicky's name: The Red Shoes, one of the most beautiful and dramatic dances ever captured on film. Professional and personal jealousies soon pull this creative team apart, however, and Vicky is torn between her love of Julian, her responsibility to Boris, and her need to dance. Powell and Pressburger recast Hans Christian Andersen's sad story as a modern romantic melodrama, highlighted by beautiful dances and shot, not as stage ballets, but rather as expressionist cinematic dramas on impossibly grand sets awash with bold color and beautifully captured in glorious Technicolor by cinematographer Jack Cardiff. It's a brilliant melding of dance and drama as Vicky's real life mirror's the tragic story she danced in the Red Shoes ballet. --Sean Axmaker
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Both Beautiful and Trivial
A great many people--including Martin Scosese--have stated that seeing THE RED SHOES fueled their desire for a career in the arts, and over the years the film has acquired quasi-legendary status as an intellectually profound, emotionally stirring motion picture that investigates the deep personal sacrifices a career in the arts requires. But while I found the film visually stunning and interesting in concept, I also found it simplistic in its statements on the nature of art and nothing short of ... Read More
Rating:  - WHAT KIND OF BILLING IS THIS?
THIS IS ACTUALLY A REVIEW OF THE BILLING YOU GIVE THE ACTORS. HOW CAN YOU LIST ALBERT
BASSERMAN AND NOT MENTION EITHER ANTON WALBROOK, MOIRA SHEARER OR MARIUS GORING.
WHOSE IGNORANCE IS BEHIND THIS? THE FILM WAS I BELIEVE ONE OF THE FIRST FILMS TO BE
"ROADSHOWED" WHICH MEANS IT WAS A RESERVED TICKET. I SAW IT IN BOSTON WHEN I WAS A
COLLEGE STUDENT. IN FACT I SPENT A FORTUNE GOING TO SEE IT OVER AND OVER. IT HAD A
HUGE INFLUENCE ON ME AS A WRITER.
JULIAN ... Read More
Rating: - Torn between two loves.
There is so much to praise about this film. Based on a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen and filmed in Technicolor, The Red Shoes (1948) tells the memorable story of a determined young ballerina, Victoria "Vicky" Page (played by beautiful Moira Shearer), who becomes the lead dancer in a ballet about a woman who cannot stop dancing once she puts on a pair of red shoes. Ballet is Vicky's passion. She is recruited by Boris Lermontov (Anton Walbrook), the business-minded and demanding manager/impresario ... Read More
Rating: - This is the kind of film that truly inspires people to become dancers, filmmakers, artists, etc., etc....
I am a huge fan of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Their colloboration was one of the greatest and most unique in the history of cinema. This is probably their greatest film, even though there are others which are just as magnificent. This film is about ballet, the love of art, and the burning that artists have in their desire to create. I love the 20 minute ballet sequence in the middle of the film. The film "leaves" the stage, and we get a beautiful, emotional, poetic interpretation of The Red ... Read More
Rating: - Thank you Netflix
If not for that I would have missed this one entirely. I Don't usually go in for "Classic" movies, but I'm a dance movie addict Ballet especially, so I had to give The Red Shoes a go. And I must say that this film is absoluely beautiful from top to bottom.
Moira Shearer Glows, as Victoria Page. who wants nothing more in life then to dance, and never even considered love until... I'm telling you it's like you have to watch her. Her performance is hypnotic. She makes the film worth watching all by ... Read More
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