matthew thompson
24Dec11
having to choose between the love of your life and what you were destined to do? Yea sure, no conflict there
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B_R_Wilhelm
27Jan12
One of the rare films that deal with ballet and the process behind creation of art, The Red Shoes is triumph of sight and sound, with fantastic performances across the board, the best of which comes from leading lady Moira Shearer.
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Howard Orr
21Jan12
Really a validiction of cinema, because it marks a journey from reality, to ballet, to the culminating freedom of cinematic expression, via editing, camera movement, colour and art direction. Perhaps this is why Moira Shearer, so devoted to dancing, disliked the film and Powell. The Criterion Blu-ray of this is breathtaking!
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Ingrid Hoeben
15Jan12
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, aka The Archers - a new group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/?sk=ff#!/groups/151541771615779/
Michael Harbour
15Jan12
A beautifully filmed mild drama. The dance sequences are exquisite. However ... the "tragic ending" only comes about because the three main characters behave with the maturity and perspective of preschoolers. Not a one of them even PROPOSES a solution to their troubles; thus, in the end, I didn't really care what happened to them.
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Trevor
9Jan12
Surely one of the absolute masterpieces of film history. The cast is uniformly excellent, particularly Wallbrook and the Technicolor photography is a justifiably extolled achievement. The script is predictably marvelous, providing a complex emotional canvas for the film's almost unhinged visual imagination. I cannot say enough about this relentlessly dazzling and rewarding work of art.
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Zachary George Najarian-Najafi
11Nov11
Watching the restoration made all the difference; I finally appreciate this brilliant film in all its glory. Visual poetry.
Matthew
10Nov11
Absolutely brilliant. As countless others have surely already said, the ballet scene (you know the one) is unforgettable. One of the most perfect films I've seen in recent memory. On to The Tales of Hoffmann.
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WhatsUpWill
4Nov11
One star off for black face. Two sexist, selfish men battle over the control of a young woman's life. Tragic. Takes more time on the artist than the lover. Fine film otherwise.
willmckinley
20Sep11
Powell & Pressburger's THE RED SHOES (1948) is not, contrary to what you've heard, a film about ballet. It's a story of obsessive love, as impresario Lermontov (Anton Walbrook) battles composer Julian (Marius Goring) for control of danseuse Vicky (Moira Shearer), w/ tragic results. A supporting cast of dance pros lends authenticity, & Cardiff's cinematography is unforgettable. A nearly perfect film. (9/19/11 on TCM)
msmichel
18Aug11
Masterpiece. One of the all time greats and a film I watch more frequently as time passes. The amazing use of technicolor, Jack Cardiff's cinematography, the exqusite Moira Shearer, the great performance by Anton Walbrook are just several reasons to let this film envelop one again and again. Powell/Pressburger made some amazing films over a surprising short period and for my opinoin this one being their very best.
TakaAwesome
14Aug11
Just watched this for the first time last night. Honestly - pretty disappointed. I can't deny that it looked gorgeous and had an amazing dance sequence halfway through the film, but other than those two things, I didn't get much out of this movie. The characters were uninteresting, the story didn't offer any surprises, it didn't touch me or enlighten me, and I'm sorry for using this but - it was somewhat boring.
Salma Dahab
8Aug11
OH MY GODENESS ! A Twinty Mins Of Very Fine Opera ..Amazin' !! P.S : I Hate that Composer .. Who brought you there !?
apexa
26Jul11
Visually beautiful as all other Cardiff films but the plot was just a tad dull & the composer was such a dull character.
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Mitchell Corner
25Jun11
Seen it countless times and where I was once apprehensive and uneasy to it's effect on me I am now in awe of each sequence and this film ranks as one of my favorites. The technicolor photography on the new prints is close to jaw-dropping.
Border Radio
7Jun11
The first half is bland but somehow still satisfying. The second is delightfully unhinged and off-kilter and real nutsoleik.
Dave
24May11
If Black Narcissus remains my favorite P&P film, The Red Shoes loses the top spot in a dead heat. This movie is damn near perfect and is absolutely mesmerizing. I liked Black Swan, but watching it always reminds me that there has already been a film about ballet that is likely never to be topped.
comeandsee
7Feb11
if this is not cinema, then cinema does not exist in a pure form. this film is a masterpiece. the film is about the life of the artist, with ballet used as a wider allegory for cinema itself. the colour is so beautiful and one feels this film has had a wider influence than just black swan. the performances are wonderful. and this is simple, yet genius. this is powell and pressburger at their very best.
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