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Well-born young dancer Victoria Page (Moira Shearer) was thrilled when impresario Boris Lermontov (Anton Walbrook) offered a spot with his ballet company. She'd meet and quickly fall for accompanist Julian Craster (Marius Goring), but she'd deal with cruel fate after she left him in favor of a jealous Lermontov's promises to further her own ambition. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's lushly photographed, unforgettable movie experience co-stars Robert Helpmann, Léonide Massine. 133 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Uncompressed PCM mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); audio commentary; documentary; interview; photo gallery; bonus short "The 'Red Shoes' Sketches" (1948); essay; more. Two-disc set.
The Red Shoes, the singular fantasia from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (Black Narcissus, The Small Back Room), is cinema's quintessential backstage drama, as well as one of the most glorious Technicolor visual feasts ever concocted for the screen. Moira Shearer (The Tales Of Hoffmann, Peeping Tom) 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 (Black Narcissus, The African Queen), 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.
Moira Shearer