72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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The Red Shoes

Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
     134 m.
Synopsis
Marrying Trilby to Hans Christian Andersen, Pressburger's original script about a ballet dancer was written for Korda in the late 30s, but The Archers reclaimed it to create an allegory of art feeding off and ultimately destroying normal life, as Vicky Page achieves stardom under the impresario Boris Lermontov, but is then forced to choose by her composer husband, Julian, which leads to her death.
Director
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Screenplay
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Photography
Jack Cardiff
Edition
Reginald Mills
Music
Brian Easdale
Cast
Marius Goring (Julian Craster), Anton Walbrook (Boris Lermontov), Moira Shearer (Victoria Page), Leonide Massine (Grischa Ljubov), Jean Short (Terry), Ludmilla Tcherina (Boronskaja)
Running Time
134 m.
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