| | |  | Ballets & Classics | Home » » » The Red Shoes - Criterion Collection | | | | | | | 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. | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Moira Shearer, Marius Goring, Anton Walbrook, Robert Helpmann, Leonide Massine | | Director:
| Michael Powell | | Format:
| Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Criterion | | Run Time:
| 133 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| May 18, 1999 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 71 reviews |
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 The Red ShoesFeb 11, 2010
This is a must-see movie. It has music, ballet, love interest and the magnificent Moira Shearer.
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As I've grown older, I appreciate this movie more and moreJan 03, 2010
When I first saw The Red Shoes, as a ballet-obsessed college student, I thought it was relentlessly corny, cliché-ridden, bombastic and kitschy, although I loved the glimpses of the old-school Ballets Russes. Seeing it many years later, I appreciated the beautiful special effects, made years before all you needed was a keyboard and a mouse. Seeing it a month ago, I've come to agree with those who consider it one of the truly great movies.
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A perfect redNov 08, 2009
The Russian ballet has come to town and due to circumstance; a student Julian Craster (Marius Goring) becomes a brilliant composer. An orphan Victoria Page (Moira Shearer) protected by a patron of the arts has an opportunity to become a great dancer. Neither the composer nor the dancer wants anything more. Together under the direction of the company owner Boris Lermontov (Anton Walbrook), they create the perfect ballet "The Red Shoes".
The story of the ballet is base on a story of Hans Christian Anderson. It is about a girl infatuated with a par of dancing shoes. She places them on her feet. Moreover, begins dancing. When she tires, the shoes insist on dancing g and do so through time until her demise. You will find that there is more depth to the story than just a real life reflection of Anderson's story.
The only requirement of the company owner is that everyone focuses on their career and not fall in love. When the ballerina and the composer do just that, it raises the ire of the company owner. He forms a scheme to what end?
This film is an Archer film and holds true to the quality and entertainment value. I suggest you watch the Criterion version. There is a 19194 voice over commentary, by film historian Ian Christie with interviews of Marius Goring, Moira shearer, Jack Cardiff, Brian Easdale, and Martin Scorsese.
There is also a voice over reading of the Powell and Pressburger novelization of "The Red Shoes".
The Criterion version did not clean up all the film scratches. If this hits Blu-ray, I hope they will leave in all the criterion extras but clean up the scratches.
A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire
The Red Shoes.Mar 25, 2009
I enjoyed the film very much. it lived up to my expectations even though it was made so long ago. The colour was very beautiful.
A real collectors item.
The Red Shoes- Criterion CollectionFeb 09, 2009
Product just as described... this is a truly classic story & I have loved it just as the generations before me.
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