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The Red Shoes

NR
Movie
1948
2h 13m
English
Drama, Romance
In this classic drama, Vicky Page is an aspiring ballerina torn between her dedication to dance and her desire to love. While her imperious instructor, Boris Lermontov, urges to her to forget anything but ballet, Vicky begins to fall for the charming young composer Julian Craster. Eventually Vicky, under great emotional stress, must choose to pursue either her art or her romance, a decision that carries serious consequences.
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8.2
IMDB
The Red Shoes (1948) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
94

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Moira Shearer
Victoria Page
Anton Walbrook
Boris Lermontov
Marius Goring
Julian Craster
Lonide Massine
Grischa Ljubov
Robert Helpmann
Ivan Boleslawsky
Albert Bassermann
Sergei Ratov
Ludmilla Tchrina
Irina Boronskaja
Julia Lang
A Balletomane
Bill Shine
Her Mate
Austin Trevor
Prof. Palmer
Eric Berry
Dimitri
Irene Browne
Lady Neston
Jerry Verno
Stage-Door Keeper
Marie Rambert
Marie Rambert
Joy Rawlins
Gwladys - Vicky's friend
Marcel Poncin
M. Boudin
Patrick Troughton
BBC Radio Announcer (voice)
Emeric Pressburger
Extra at Cannes train station (uncr...
Written By: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger (Screenplay), + 2 more

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samtasia says...
2 years ago
this movie truly captures ballet and dance and performance in such a special way — and with a gorgeously wrought exploration of art and self underpinning it all seen on the gorgeous big screen at Coolidge Corner theatre!
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CinemaSerf
2 years ago
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 " More
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