THE RED SHOES - The Enchantment of Art Design (Behind the Scenes Featurette)

In this video we examine the craft and crafts persons behind the making of The Red Shoes. Noteworthy figures such as the film's cinematographer Jack Cardiff and multiple Academy Award winning editor Thelma Schoonmaker discuss the magical elements of art design, costuming, and cinematography that create the film's enchanting look.
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The Red Shoes is a 1948 British psychological drama film written, directed, and produced by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, and starring, in the same order as the movie's opening credits, Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring and Moira Shearer. It follows the beautiful Victoria Page, played by Moira Shearer, the ballerina who joins the world renowned Ballet Lermontov, owned and operated by Boris Lermontov, played by Anton Walbrook, who ultimately tests her dedication to the ballet, when she must choose between her career and a romance with composer Julian Craster, played by Marius Goring. It marked the feature film debut of Shearer, an established ballerina, and also features Robert Helpmann, Léonide Massine, and Ludmilla Tchérina, other renowned dancers from the ballet world. The plot is based on the 1845 eponymous fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, and features a ballet within it by the same title, also adapted from the Andersen work.
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[@raymundotorres6905]

One of the best movies I have ever seen, and I am not a dancing aficionado

[@cre8lite11]

What a treat, it’s been my favorite movie since I was eight years old 1954. My mom was ballet teacher and of course I studied too

[@philpritchard5173]

Great video. Tx

[@ysabelletaylorballet]

What a brilliant little film - thank you!

[@CinemaLabyrinthine]

Glad you enjoyed it, Ysabelle! We have new videos coming in the next few weeks.

[@shirlegirling6830]

Moria Shearer, Robert Helpman 🎼🎶🎼🎶🎼

[@trishamclaughlin1694]

Reminds me of my days in ballet. And the red toe shoes. My favorite! 1948-51. 🩰

[@ddivar8149]

I love the clothes!

[@lindalouise4340]

One of my favorite Ballet 🩰 Films, since I was a ballet student and then teacher. Moira Shearer is exquisite, as usual. I’ve always disliked the end though. 😥

[@2020Bookworm]

Are there any books on the behind the scenes art design about The Red Shoes?

[@SallySallySallySally]

I am almost ashamed to admit that, even as a devotee of movies and film making, I didn't discover The Archers until just a few years ago. My first exposure to their genius was "A Matter of Life and Death." Next was "The Red Shoes." After that was "Black Narcissus" followed by everything else of theirs that I could find. These guys were geniuses with unfathomable (to me) talent. "The Red Shoes" just sucks me in whenever I start watching it. The ballet scene makes time stop for me.

[@carterhale6227]

"It was the first time that a painter designed a film" I think he said this without any care for whether or not it was true statement. It's not true. One easy example is La Chien Andelou.

[@Satanna.avemaria]

“Why do you want to live”? Always gets to me 😢🥲 genuinely my answer if someone asked me why do I want to illustrate.