Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger collaborated as director
and writer on a whole series of films through the forties and
fifties, but The Red Shoes is perhaps the most breathtaking of
them all. The accomplishment here is nearly otherwordly, and
even though I'm not fond of the story's ending I know that it
makes perfect narrative sense. Jaw-dropping cinematography by
Jack Cardiff makes the film possible, setting an otherwordly
stage for the long, utterly absorbing ballet performance of the
fairy tale version of "The Red Shoes" that holds the film
together. Moira Shearer debuts as the young dancer torn between
her boyfriend and ballet, love and art.
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