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Release Date:
6 September 1948 (UK)
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Tagline:
Dance she did, and dance she must - between her two loves more
Plot:
Under the authoritarian rule of charismatic ballet impressario Boris Lermontov, his proteges realize the full promise of their talents...
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars.
Another 1 win
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5 nominations
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(31 articles)
Surrealist artwork from The Red Shoes to go on display
(From The Guardian - Film News. 20 November 2009, 7:31 AM, PST)
Box Office 2.0: Assessing 2009’s Dox Office From “Capitalism” to “The Cove”
(From indieWIRE. 17 November 2009, 2:23 PM, PST)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 20 November 2009, 7:31 AM, PST)
Box Office 2.0: Assessing 2009’s Dox Office From “Capitalism” to “The Cove”
(From indieWIRE. 17 November 2009, 2:23 PM, PST)
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(Top 10 pick) A superior film.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Marius Goring | ... | Julian Craster |
| Jean Short | ... | Terry |
| Gordon Littmann | ... | Ike |
| Julia Lang | ... | A Balletomane |
| Bill Shine | ... | Her Mate |
| Léonide Massine | ... | Ljubov (as Leonide Massine) |
| Anton Walbrook | ... | Boris Lermontov |
| Austin Trevor | ... | Professor Palmer |
| Esmond Knight | ... | Livy |
| Eric Berry | ... | Dimitri |
| Irene Browne | ... | Lady Neston |
| Moira Shearer | ... | Victoria Page |
| Ludmilla Tchérina | ... | Boronskaja (as Ludmilla Tcherina) |
| Jerry Verno | ... | Stage-Door Keeper |
| Robert Helpmann | ... | Ivan Boleslawsky |
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Runtime:
133 min | Japan:136 min
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Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Iceland:L |
South Korea:12 |
Sweden:Btl |
West Germany:12 |
Australia:G |
Finland:S |
UK:U |
Spain:T |
Ireland:G
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Much to his surprise, Michael Powell had great difficulty persuading Moira Shearer to be in the film. She held out for a year before giving in to him. Shearer herself, however, did not particularly care for Powell. In later years, she described the making of the film as being a terrible ordeal: Powell was distant and aloof and never really gave her much direction; and having to dance for hours on end on concrete floors also physically took its toll on all the dancers, making their legs swell up.
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Continuity: The length of Julian's cigarette changes dramatically (gets longer and then gets much shorter than he could smoke it down to in the short time between shots) while he's playing the piano for Vicky in Lermontov's office.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
[holding doors closed]
Doorman: They're going mad, sir. It's the students.
[From outside]
Julian Craster: Down with tyrants!
Manager, Covent Garden: All right, let them in.
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[holding doors closed]
Doorman: They're going mad, sir. It's the students.
[From outside]
Julian Craster: Down with tyrants!
Manager, Covent Garden: All right, let them in.
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Soundtrack:
Aria
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FAQ
Is a copy of Andersen's "The Red Shoes" online?Were the actors playing Boronskaja, Ljubov, and Boleslawsky also professional dancers?
Was Lermontov in love with Vicky?
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I first heard of "The Red Shoes" when I read the liner notes to an album by the jazz/fusion group Weather Report, called "Tale Spinnin'". Therein it said that saxophonist Wayne Shorter had seen the film a few dozen times. Intrigued, I watched it when I noticed it in the TV listings. What a discovery!
With its focus on the tangle of lives of a ballerina, a composer, and a dictatorial impresario who uses them both, the story may have elements of a soap opera, but it's a superior soap opera. What appealed to Shorter, I'm sure, is the film's depiction of the artists' creative process. It may have been done better elsewhere, but I haven't seen it. Besides that, it's beautifully directed, beautifully photographed and sumptuous to look at throughout. The surreal title ballet is performed in a segment that is stunning, and I'm not just using that word as a cliche.
Anton Walbrook stands out as Lermontov, leader of the ballet troupe. There are many real-life artists from the ballet world in the film, including Leonide Massine and Robert Helpmann. Massine is particularly effective.
Don't be put off by the notion that this is some effete art film; it's high quality AND accessible. Anyone who enjoys art (especially ballet), romance or just plain good moviemaking owes it to themselves to see it.