Wednesday 30 May 2012

The Red Shoes (1948)

The Red Shoes (1948)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040725/
Drama, Romance, Music
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Esmond Knight, Irene Browne, Austin Trevor, Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Jean Short, Gordon Littmann, Julia Lang, Bill Shine, Léonide Massine, Eric Berry, Moira Shearer, Ludmilla Tchérina, Jerry Verno, Robert Helpmann
6 September 1948 (UK)
Under the authoritarian rule of charismatic ballet impressario Boris Lermontov, his proteges realize the full promise of their talents, but at a price: utter devotion to their art and complete loyalty to Lermontov himself. Under his near-obsessive guidance, young ballerina Victoria Page is poised for superstardom, but earns Lermontov's scorn when she falls in love with Julian Craster, composer of "The Red Shoes," the ballet Lermontov is staging to showcase her talents. Vicky leaves the company and marries Craster, but still finds herself torn between Lermontov's demands and those of her heart.

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