Film1948133 min

The Red Shoes

Name: The Red Shoes
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1948
Duration: 133 min
Cast: Moira Shearer, Adolf Wohlbrück, Marius Goring, Léonide Massine, Robert Helpmann

Taste attributes: dramaromancemusic/dancewholesomerealisticsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshiplove conquers all

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"Dance she did, and dance she must - between her two loves"

Boxlist takeMoving and good-natured: a realistic romantic drama, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

8.1/10

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Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury

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Synopsis

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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