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The Red Shoes (1948)

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Criterion Collection 2-Disc Set

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UPC: 715515059411

Languages: English Dolby Digital 2.0 (Primary)

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UPC: 715515059312

Languages: English Dolby Digital 2.0 (Primary)

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Synopsis

The Red Shoes, the singular fantasia from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, is cinema’s quintessential backstage drama, as well as one of the most glorious Technicolor visual feasts ever concocted for the screen. Moira Shearer is a rising star ballerina romantically torn between an idealistic composer and a ruthless impresario intent on perfection. Featuring outstanding performances, blazingly beautiful cinematography by Jack Cardiff, Oscar-winning sets and music, and an unforgettable, hallucinatory central dance sequence, this beloved classic, now dazzlingly restored, stands as an enthralling tribute to the life of the artist.

Review

This lavishly breathtaking realization of the classic fairy tale is a glorious ode to the wonders of dance and the pursuit of artistic and personal fulfillment. Shearer gives an exquisite performance.

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DVD : $35.99  (Criterion Collection 2-Disc Set)

  • Availability:  Usually ships in
    5-10 days
  • Region Code:  1
  • UPC: 715515059411

    • Studio :  Criterion, Image

  • Languages:  English Dolby Digital 2.0 (Primary)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33
  • Extras: Trailers
  • Features:
  • Audio commentary: With film historian Ian Christie.
  • Interview(s): With stars Marius Goring and Moira Shearer, cinematographer Jack Cardiff, composer Brian Easdale, filmmaker Martin Scorsese, and Thelma Schoonmaker Powell - Michael Powell’s widow.
  • Introductory restoration demonstration with Scorsese.
  • Documentaries: Profile of “The Red Shoes” (2000) (25 Minutes)
  • Photo gallery: Gallery from Scorsese’s collection of The Red Shoes memorabilia.
  • Short film: The “Red Shoes” Sketches - An animated film made from Hein Heckroth’s painted storyboards.
  • Readings by actor Jeremy Irons of excerpts from Powell and Pressburger’s novelization of The Red Shoes and the original Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale.
  • Booklet: Featuring an essay by Christie.
  • Original theatrical trailer
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Blu-ray : $35.99  (Criterion Blu-ray)

  • Availability:  Usually ships in
    5-10 days
  • Region Code:  1
  • UPC: 715515059312

    • Studio :  Criterion, Image

  • Languages:  English Dolby Digital 2.0 (Primary)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33
  • Extras: Trailers
  • Features:
  • Audio commentary: With film historian Ian Christie.
  • Interview(s): With stars Marius Goring and Moira Shearer, cinematographer Jack Cardiff, composer Brian Easdale, filmmaker Martin Scorsese, and Thelma Schoonmaker Powell - Michael Powell’s widow.
  • Introductory restoration demonstration with Scorsese.
  • Documentaries: Profile of “The Red Shoes” (2000) (25 Minutes)
  • Photo gallery: Gallery from Scorsese’s collection of The Red Shoes memorabilia.
  • Short film: The “Red Shoes” Sketches - An animated film made from Hein Heckroth’s painted storyboards.
  • Readings by actor Jeremy Irons of excerpts from Powell and Pressburger’s novelization of The Red Shoes and the original Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale.
  • Booklet: Featuring an essay by Christie.
  • Original theatrical trailer
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Our Rating: 4 Stars

1948, 133 min

Country:  Great Britain

Studio :  Criterion, Image

Cast:  Moira Shearer, Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Robert Helpmann, Leonide Massine, Albert Basserman, Ludmilla Tcherina, Esmond Knight, Austin Trevor, Eric Berry, Irene Brown

Director:  Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Original Author:  Hans Christian Andersen