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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 story begins as struggling composer Julian Craster Marius Goring attends a performance of the Lermontov Ballet Company and recognizes his own score in the production of "Hearts of Fire." Julian protests to ballet company director Boris Lermontov Anton Walbrook about the unauthorized use of his music. Impressed by Julian's talent, Boris hires him to compose the score for ...
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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 story begins as struggling composer Julian Craster Marius Goring attends a performance of the Lermontov Ballet Company and recognizes his own score in the production of "Hearts of Fire." Julian protests to ballet company director Boris Lermontov Anton Walbrook about the unauthorized use of his music. Impressed by Julian's talent, Boris hires him to compose the score for his next ballet -- a dance version of "The Red Shoes." Boris also hires an attractive young dancer, Victoria Page Moira Shearer, to perform in the ballet. When the lead ballerina announces that she plans to get married, Boris, in a pique over being abandoned, casts Victoria in the starring role. As Julian works on the score and Victoria struggles to perfect her dance technique, the two fall in love. When "The Red Shoes" ballet is premiered -- seen in a stunning and glorious fifteen-minute sequence -- it is a raging success and it makes Victoria a star. But when Boris learns that Julian and Victoria have fallen in love, Boris, who is secretly in love with Victoria, in a fit of rage forces Julian to leave the ballet company; Victoria leaves with him. Since Boris owns the rights to "The Red Shoes" ballet, he forbids Victoria to perform the dance and she becomes unemployable. Time passes and Julian and Victoria are now happily married. Julian's compositions have made him an international success. One day, with Victoria disembarking from a train in Paris, she meets Boris, who implores her to do one performance of "The Red Shoes" in Monaco. Victoria agrees as Julian cancels an engagement in London to travel to Monte Carlo in order to convince his wife not to perform the ballet. But Victoria goes on with the performance, with tragic results.

Special Features

Introductory restoration demonstration with filmmaker Martin Scorsese; Audio commentary by film historian Ian Christie, featuring interviews with stars Marius Goring and Moira Shearer, cinematographer Jack Cardiff, composer Brian Easdale, and scorsese; Audio recording of actor Jeremy, Irons reading excerpts from Powell and Pressburger's novelization of the red shoes; Theatrical trailer; Profile of "the red shoes," a documentary on the making of the film, featuring interviews with members of the production team; Video interview with director Michael Powell's widow, editor Thelma Schoonmaker Powell, from the 2009 cannes film festival, in which she discusses Powell, the film, and the restoration; Collection of items from Scorsese's personal collection of the red shoes memorabilia; "The Red Shoes" sketches, an animated film of Hein Heckroth's painted storyboards, with the Red Shoes ballet as an alternate angle; Audio recording of irons reading the original hans Christian Andersen fairy tale "The Red Shoes"

Product Details

  • Release Date: 7/20/2010
  • UPC: 715515059411
  • Source: Criterion
  • Region Code: 1
  • Time: 2:14:00
  • Sales rank: 4,954

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Anton Walbrook Boris Lermontov
Marius Goring Julian Craster
Moira Shearer Victoria Page
Léonide Massine Grischa Ljubov
Albert Basserman Sergei Ratov
Robert Helpmann Ivan Boleslawsky
Esmond Knight Livingstone 'Livy' Montagne
Ludmilla Tcherina Irina Boronskaja
Derek Elphinstone Lord Oldham
Irene Browne Lady Neston
Austin Trevor Prof. Palmer
Eric Berry Dimitri
Yvonne Andre Vicky's Dresser
Michel Bazalgette M. Rideaut
Denis Carey Dancer
Robert Dorning Dancer
Emeric Pressburger
Joan Harris Solo Dancer
Julia Lang A Balletomane
Gordon Littman Ike
Guy Massey Dancer
Hay Petrie Boisson
Marcel Poncin M. Boudin
Bill Shine Her Mate
Jean Short Terry
Jerry Verno Stagedoor Keeper
George Woodbridge Doorman
Technical Credits
Emeric Pressburger Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Michael Powell Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Thomas Beecham Musical Direction/Supervision
George R. Busby Producer
Jack Cardiff Cinematographer
Eric Carter Makeup
Christopher G. Challis Camera Operator
Brian Easdale Score Composer
Ernest Gasser Makeup
Hein Heckroth Art Director, Costumes/Costume Designer
Robert Helpmann Choreography
Arthur Lawson Art Director
Gordon K. McCallum Sound/Sound Designer
Reginald Mills Editor
Charles Poulton Sound/Sound Designer
Sydney Streeter Asst. Director
Keith Winter Screenwriter

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Red Shoes
1. Opening Credits [3:39]
2. Musicians and Balletomanes [3:45]
3. Heart of Fire [4:45]
4. Lady Neston's Party [4:23]
5. "A Matter of Very Great Importance" [4:04]
6. Covent Garden, Backstage [7:25]
7. Natural Ambitions [5:12]
8. The Mercury Theatre [3:18]
9. Paris [2:29]
10. The Story of "The Red Shoes" [3:05]
11. Irina is Finished [2:53]
12. An Invitation [5:39]
13. Julian Scores [3:52]
14. "Nothing But the Music" [7:23]
15. The Red Shoes Ballet [4:45]
16. "You Will Do the Dancing" [16:09]
17. The Great Roles [5:19]
18. Grischa's Birthday Party [3:51]
19. Departures [6:59]
20. Lermontov's Reflection [8:30]
21. Sleepless Nights [7:56]
22. "Dance For Us Again" [4:30]
23. The Struggle For Vicky [2:46]
24. Vicky's Last Dance [5:31]
25. End Credits [4:42]
1. Russian Impresarios [3:39]
2. "The Gods" [3:45]
3. Public Execution [4:45]
4. The Most Important Man [4:23]
5. "Dear Mr Lermontov" [4:04]
6. The Great Boronskaja [7:25]
7. "From the Beginning, Please" [5:12]
8. Ballet Rambert [3:18]
9. Six Foolish Virgins [2:29]
10. A Young Composer's Dream [3:05]
11. "You Cannot Have it Both Ways" [2:53]
12. Monte Carlo [5:39]
13. "Change Everything!" [3:52]
14. Lermontov's Creed [7:23]
15. The First Night [4:45]
16. "It Was . . . Good" [16:09]
17. Two Vicky's [5:19]
18. A Little Romance [3:51]
19. "Send Craster to Me" [6:59]
20. The Telegram [8:30]
21. Lady Neston [7:56]
22. "I'm Always Looking For Great Dancers" [4:30]
23. The Spider and the Fly [2:46]
24. "Wait For Me!" [5:31]
25. End Credit Music [4:42]

Menu

Disc #1 -- Red Shoes
   Restoration Deomonstration
      Play
   Play the Movie
   Chapters
      Color Bars
   Commentary
      On
      Off
      Index
         Scorsese: Color
         Ballet In Britain
         Brian Easdale
         Moira Shearer: Casting
         Symmetry and Seduction
         Tchérina and Helpmann
         Sir Thomas Beecham
         A Dancer's Point of View
         Massine
         Obsessive Characters
         Dance On Film
         Enchanted Riviera
         Scoring the Red Shoes Ballet
         A Chorus Line
         Cine-Ballet
         "Art is Worth Dying For"
         Montage Sequences
         "I Make Films For Myself"
         The Film War
         Smashing the Mirror
         The Gothic Tradition
         Andersen's Text
         The Big Dramatic Scene
         The Spiral Staircase
         A Folktale About Art
         Color Bars
   The Red Shoes Novel
      Off
      On
      Index
         Color Bars
   Theatrical Trailer
Disc #2 -- Red Shoes
   Profile of "The Red Shoes"
      Play
   Thelma Schoonmaker Powell
      Play
   Stills Gallery
      Cast and Crew
      Filming In London
      Filming In Paris
      Filming In Monte Carlo
      Deleted Scenes
      Production and Costume Designs
   Scorses's Memorabilia
   "The Red Shoes" Sketches
      Play
      About
      Play Comparison
      Play With Fairy Tale Audio

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  • Posted August 8, 2011

    A Magnificent Masterpiece that Shines on BD!!!

    When I saw Black Swan, I abolutely love it and then I read a lot of reviews that mention The Red Shoes as a direct influence to it. Prior to this, I've never heard of it but after hearing and reading a lot of praise, I decided to buy it. I have to say that experiencing The Red Shoes is a completely marvelous experience. The dilemma of a ballerina torn between her passion for dancing and her love for a man is so enthralling, so absorbent that you can't look away. The color in the picture done by the great Jack Cardiff is simply amazing. The Archers did a picture about passion. The passion for art and this passion comes at a cost. If you want it, you'll have to dismiss everything else from your life. This powerful drama is aided by a wonderful set decoration and most of all, a spectacular and surreal ballet sequence of The Red Shoes. This is one of the many highlights of the film and is simply amazing. Most of the actors were ballet dancers which gives the movie a much more realistic tone. The performances are wonderful especially Anton Walbrook and Moira Shearer that truly shine in their respective roles. The Red Shoes is without a doubt the best "Ballet" movie but it's something much more that elevates its status as a timeless classic. Video & Audio: This is my first Criterion title and I was blown away by the results. The restoration of the film is simply breathtaking, the colors are so vivid, deatil is clear and the transfer is immaculate without compression artifacts whatsoever. A triumphant transfer through and through. The uncompressed monoaural soundtrack is equally pleasing with clear dialogue and music and without any craks or distortions. Excellent. Bonus Features: This Criterion BD comes with a lot of bonus material that includes an audiocommentary with film scholars and the film cast and crew, "A Profile of The Red Shoes" which is an informative making of documentary, a wonderful interview with Thelma Schoonmaker Powell, Michael Powell's widow and Martin Scorsese editor. Also you have sketches of the ballet sequence that can be watched alongside the reading of the original fairy tale by Jeremy Irons. In addition you have galleries and the theatrical trailer. Also a reading of Jeremy Irons of the novelization of the film and a booklet with an essay by critic David Ehrenstein and a report of the wonderful restoration. Closing Thoughts: Obsession, passion, drama, love, dance and magic, all of this and more you will find in The Red Shoes. With a wondeful plot, amazing performances, great camera and color, a magnificent score and breathtaking sets and scenaries, this movie is a must own for every film lover. With a breathtaking restoration and informative bonus features, Criterion has done this film justice. This BD set is very highly recommended!!!

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    Why pay $4 for a DVD of an old movie? Because it is at least ten times more fabulous than the price.

    For the ballet alone, purchase and view the movie. For the soundtrack alone, purchase the movie and listen to the soundtrack. For anyone who has struggled with addiction (or an addict), and particularly, if that addiction involved codependency/perfection/people pleasing-this is one of the finest stories about the process. This is an all-too-common story brilliantly filmed with the finest storytelling, score, performances and something quite magic beyond mere words' capture.

    Marion Woodman's "Addiction To Perfection" tells the story from a Jungian/depth psychological standpoint (not a simple read, yet one of my all-time favorite books) and Clarissa Pinkola Estes has a fine telling of the same fairy tale with her wonderful CD (see recommendation below). If you are female (or know a female) in this culture, you must listen, watch TRS to understand the constant striving and never arriving, a huge component of women's frustration.

    Like many other viewers and reviewers, I call TRS my all-time favorite movie.

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  • Posted October 1, 2010

    A Masterpiece

    The power, beauty, and the heartache of ballet are fully realized in this superb remastering of the film based on the Hans Christian Anderson tale. Although a story about the dancer's life both on and behind stage, The Red Shoes is more importantly an exploration of the choice between Art and love. Victoria Page, portrayed with grace and pathos by Moira Shearer, is the extremely gifted ballerina who aspires to greatness but who also finds love in the person of Julian Cranster, the composer of the music that is the film's title. Marius Goring as Cranster is a serviceable actor who provides the necessary foil to the more compelling characters around him, the greatest of whom is the figure of Boris Lermontov, the ballet impresario and played by Anton Walbrook. Walbrook completely inhabits the role of Lermontov, imbuing him with all of the old-world imperiousness and hauteur his title implies. Walbrook takes command of his scenes without consuming them, thereby making it possible for the other characters to play against him without struggling for recognition. Equally enjoyable to watch is Leonide Massine, who in real life was a fine dancer, and who in this film created and danced the role of the demonic shoemaker. Massine imparts both the eccentricity and brilliance of a particular type of male dancer who would have been very familiar during the era of the Ballet Russes. Finally, remastering has resulted as well in heightening the film's palette, producing more vibrancy and drama (particularly the red, so central to the film's plot) than previously. In all respects, this is a great film now made greater through sensitive and careful refurbishing, and which breathes new life into a classic.

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  • Posted October 1, 2010

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    Artful

    The Red Shoes combines incredible dancing with a plot that is romantic and foreboding. Michael Powell and Emerich Pressburger's treatment of the story is very compelling and magical. Moira Shearer as Victoria Page not only dances superbly, but fills her role with great intensity and pathos. Boris Lermontov as the owner of the ballet company is consumed with her talent, and very possessive. He fills his role with a sardonic quality. Marius Goring as the young composer falls in love with Victoria Page, but their love is doomed. Powell and Pressburger incorporates Hans Christian Andersen's sad story of The Red Shoes in a ballet sequence that is highly expressionist filled with bold color. Criterion's restoration is illuminating.

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    Posted October 1, 2010

    A timeless classic

    I first saw this movie in 1954 and have loved it ever since. The ballet choreograpy is brilliant, the story line moves the film along and it is a must for any movie buff because it is that wonderful!

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