The Red Shoes

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Awards

Academy Awards 1949 - Nominated - Best Editing

Academy Awards 1949 - Nominated - Best Picture

Academy Awards 1949 - Nominated - Best Writing

Academy Awards 1949 - Won - Best Art Direction (Color)

Academy Awards 1949 - Nominated - Best Editing

Academy Awards 1949 - Nominated - Best Picture

Academy Awards 1949 - Nominated - Best Writing

Academy Awards 1949 - Won - Best Art Direction (Color)

Academy Awards 1949 - Won - Best Music

BAFTA Awards 1949 - Nominated - Best British Film

Golden Globe Awards 1949 - Won - Best Score

Venice Film Festival 1948 - Nominated - Golden Lion

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The Red Shoes

Directors:
Emeric Pressburger , Michael Powell
134 Minutes
 

At A Glance

Film Synopsis

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).

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Details

Runtime:
134 min.

Country:
UNITED STATES

Language:
English/American

Color:
Color

Plot Summary

SPECIAL FEATURES: 

  • New digital transfer supervised by director of photography Jack Cardiff
  • Audio commentary by film historian Ian Christie, featuring interviews with stars Marius Goring and Moira Shearer, Jack Cardiff, composer Brian Easdale, and Martin Scorsese
  • Jeremy Irons reads excerpts from Powell and Pressburger's novelization of The Red Shoes and the original Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale "The Red Shoes"
  • Martin Scorsese's collection of Red Shoes memorabilia
  • A collection of rare publicity and behind-the-scenes production stills
  • The Red Shoes Sketches, an animated film of Hein Heckroth's painted storyboards, with a comparison to "The Red Shoes" ballet as an alternate angle
  • Theatrical trailer
  • A Powell and Pressburger filmography with film clips and stills
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
  • Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition

 

 

 

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