The Red Shoes

1948

Action / Drama / Music / Musical / Romance

50
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 98% · 65 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 91% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 8.1/10 10 44159 44.2K

music lover dance new love london, england dance performance composer

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Plot summary

A fledgling ballerina falls in love with a brilliant composer, but the jealous head of the ballet company plots to drive them apart.

Director

Michael Powell Photo
Michael Powell

Top cast

Austin Trevor Photo
Austin Trevor as Prof. Palmer
Peter Bayliss Photo
Peter Bayliss as Evans - Lord Oldham's Chauffeur
Denis Carey Photo
Denis Carey as Dancer
Robert Helpmann Photo
Robert Helpmann as Ivan Boleslawsky
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929.35 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
Approved
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 15 min
Seeds 18
2.24 GB
1480*1080
English 2.0
Approved
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 15 min
Seeds 49

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 8 / 10

Moira Shearer is just excellent in this fine

Moira Shearer is just excellent in this fine example of the cinematographer and choreographer's arts - all under the able and inspired direction of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. She is the aspiring ballet dancer "Victoria" who must train under the positively brutal rule of acclaimed tutor "Lermontov" (Anton Walbrook). This maestro, however, expects undiluted devotion and so when this young woman also falls in love - with composer "Craster" (Marius Goring) she finds herself out of favour. Facing the toughest of choices, she chooses love - but even married, she is still torn. When she returns a few years later to visit - her new husband having now completed the eponymous ballet - the imposing "Lermontov" proves he can still pull her strings and she faces an heart-rending choice. P&P have created a masterpiece of rich and colourful cinema. They have turned a relatively simple Hans Christian Anderson story into a maelstrom of love, ambition, power, control - you name it, it features here somewhere. Emotions run high, cruelty runs rife and all under the baton of Brian Easdale who has created his own "Ballet of the Red Shoes" score. Both Walbrook and Goring were underestimated actors, in my view. They had an adaptability that demonstrated a surety of foot as their characters illustrate traits that at best celebrate humanity, at worst denigrate it badly. The dancing is frequently mesmerising with the media of theatre and cinema merged seamlessly to give us a really breathtaking experience. I felt vested in the fate of this young woman, I felt vested in the nasty Lermontov - which would I have chosen? This is a great film, marrying the vivid imagination of a timeless creative source with a visionary and highly entertaining ensemble adaptation. Recently staged by the Sadler's Wells Company of Sir Matthew Bourne, but good as that was - this still knocked spots off it.
Reviewed by nickenchuggets 8 / 10

"Why do you want to dance?"

Reviewed by android71776 9 / 10

Exquisite

I don't have the words to describe how this film hits. I just can't get it out of my mind. The talent of its players, the beauty and richness of its colour, the artistry of its production. Its astonishing to think this film was made in the 1940s.Moira Shearer is a revelation, her dancing is deeply affecting. Anton Walbrook is hypnotic, almost every line he has is quotable. Leonide Massine is simply one of the 20th century's great artists. Robert Helpmann's choreography is sublime. Marius Goring is utterly charming. Brian Easdale's score is enchanting.I could go on. I can't of think of enough superlatives to do this film justice through words. Find the restored version and a big TV set and you will understand.
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