The Red Shoes
Summary:
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's influential musical tragedy set the stage for the climactic dance ballets that became a staple of the Arthur Freed-MGM musicals (An American in Paris, Singin' in the Rain and The Band Wagon) of the early 1950s. Hans Christian Andersen's tragic fairy tale forms the basis of this film about betrayal, love and art. The st... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Anton Walbrook - (Boris Lermontov)
Marius Goring - (Julian Craster)
Moira Shearer - (Victoria Page)
Léonide Massine - (Grischa Ljubov)
Albert Basserman - (Sergei Ratov)
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Review:
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's 1948 film The Red Shoes was, for nearly four decades, the most successful British movie ever released in America. Movies had used ballet as a subject before -- including a pair of Hollywood bombs, Spectre of the Rose, which had the virtue of being bizarre and humorous, and The Unfinished Dance,... Continue >>
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