This is one of those movies ages ahead of its time. The colours and clarity, the way it's shot, the suttle presentation of its content. It looks like a movie made in 1968 (not 48).
I heartily recommend watching TCM's documentary on Powell and Pressburger (the writers/producers/directors of The Red Shoes), it really helps put this film in context of their times and their other films. The documentary is called Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger.
I actually know that Moira Shearer was born in Dunfermline in Scotland - where the steel magnate and philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie also came from. One of the theatres in Dunfermline - their very own, Carnegie Hall - even showed The Red Shoes last year to recognise Shearer‘s links.
Thie visual of these films is stunningly beautiful. The colors of the Kodachrome film are stunning. The skin tones makes each frame look like an artistic portrait.
The film/camera process was called Three-Strip Technicolor and was used to great effect on The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, Singin’ in the Rain, and many other very beautiful motion pictures in that era.
@ Thank you for that. My understanding that for filming using the three strip process. The camera were as big a refrigerators. The color in those movies you mentioned was amazing. But in The Red Shoes the colors were just stunning.
"the red shoes" isn't just my favorite powell/pressburger film but also one of my all-time favorites. i have the film on 4K blu-ray as i thank scorsese for bringing this film back from obscurity.
What I liked was how despite all the dancing, it didn’t take away from the plot. American in Paris would have long dance numbers that would for me have no point other than showing that the actors can dance and sing
Such a beautiful film, although i feel sorry for Moira Shearer being killed off in all 3 of the films she made with Powell! The Red Shoes is such a classic and should be seen by everyone ❤
Two things don’t make sense in that movie. Firstly, the Red Shoes ballet that is staged within the narrative is for a live audience in a theater, however, it is impossible to perform live due to the special camera effects and transition edits (the same bugaboo occurs in Busby Berkeley musicals). Secondly, the movie ends with Lermontov addressing the audience already seated in the ballet theater that despite Victoria being dead, the troupe is still going to perform The Red Shoes Ballet and he leaves her empty ballet slippers on the stage. The impression is not that her understudy will replace her but that everyone is going to dance around as if she were on the stage with them. There are sequences within the ballet where Vicky dances solo, meaning that audience is going to watch an empty stage for minutes at a time! It’s really preposterous 😂
@ You don’t get it. The ending is stupid and the staging of the ballet is nonsensical. Those are objective observations. Neither observation detracts from the baroque grandeur of the spectacle that is THE RED SHOES.
Martin Scorsese holds the film in very high regard, and understandably so. It’s a great film more people need to see
This is one of those movies ages ahead of its time. The colours and clarity, the way it's shot, the suttle presentation of its content. It looks like a movie made in 1968 (not 48).
I don't think it's ahead of its time. I think it creates and exists in its own time.
I heartily recommend watching TCM's documentary on Powell and Pressburger (the writers/producers/directors of The Red Shoes), it really helps put this film in context of their times and their other films. The documentary is called Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger.
I love each and every film they made.
Caught the whole thing last week when they aired it. It was a very well done chronicle and analysis of the duo and their artistic sensibilities.
Yes!! Highly recommend this, too - Scorsese's enthusiasm and passion for their films is infectious!
I actually know that Moira Shearer was born in Dunfermline in Scotland - where the steel magnate and philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie also came from.
One of the theatres in Dunfermline - their very own, Carnegie Hall - even showed The Red Shoes last year to recognise Shearer‘s links.
It's one of my absolute favorite films of all time - I love it so much. ♥♥♥
It's such a beautiful movie. I fell in love with it from the first viewing. ❤
Thie visual of these films is stunningly beautiful. The colors of the Kodachrome film are stunning. The skin tones makes each frame look like an artistic portrait.
The film/camera process was called Three-Strip Technicolor and was used to great effect on The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, Singin’ in the Rain, and many other very beautiful motion pictures in that era.
@ Thank you for that. My understanding that for filming using the three strip process. The camera were as big a refrigerators.
The color in those movies you mentioned was amazing. But in The Red Shoes the colors were just stunning.
Phone recording or not, love hearing Rosannas take on this movie! Thank you! ♡from🇨🇦
"the red shoes" isn't just my favorite powell/pressburger film but also one of my all-time favorites. i have the film on 4K blu-ray as i thank scorsese for bringing this film back from obscurity.
Anton should have won the Oscar. Moira was freaking fantastic as well.
😊 My momma loved this movie and made me love it too. I now own it ,in a music Video AND the movie DVD.
Great Movie. ❤
1:28 I'm glad that TCM included these lines because they're amazing. I wanted to sample them but its difficult to get the license rights
A Film For The Ages. Immortal.
👠🎥👠🎶🎭❤
What I liked was how despite all the dancing, it didn’t take away from the plot. American in Paris would have long dance numbers that would for me have no point other than showing that the actors can dance and sing
I love AN AMERICAN IN PARIS. One of my favorites. ❤
@@maryeliason1504 What did you like about?
This is on many people's favorites list. The color!
Powerful film
Such a beautiful film, although i feel sorry for Moira Shearer being killed off in all 3 of the films she made with Powell! The Red Shoes is such a classic and should be seen by everyone ❤
I don't remember her being killed off in Tales of Hoffmann.
@@melanie62954 her character was an automaton, who was dismantled. So maybe not killed off as such!
@@ArchieAndy27 Ah, right. I was thinking of her character in the frame tale--she just goes off with Helpmann at the end of that.
Most people don't realize it but this is really a horror film
Yea. Reminded me of the Kate Bush music video, same album/song title.
I loved this movie I was just seven my mum took me to see it I took ballet after that didn’t become a dancer ❤️
Don't forget the wondeful music by Brian Easdale.
I wish to see the red shoes
Saw the documentary Made in England last night.
Two things don’t make sense in that movie. Firstly, the Red Shoes ballet that is staged within the narrative is for a live audience in a theater, however, it is impossible to perform live due to the special camera effects and transition edits (the same bugaboo occurs in Busby Berkeley musicals). Secondly, the movie ends with Lermontov addressing the audience already seated in the ballet theater that despite Victoria being dead, the troupe is still going to perform The Red Shoes Ballet and he leaves her empty ballet slippers on the stage. The impression is not that her understudy will replace her but that everyone is going to dance around as if she were on the stage with them. There are sequences within the ballet where Vicky dances solo, meaning that audience is going to watch an empty stage for minutes at a time! It’s really preposterous 😂
Oh dear. You just don’t get it. Try to break your chains and let your heart fly.
@ You don’t get it. The ending is stupid and the staging of the ballet is nonsensical. Those are objective observations. Neither observation detracts from the baroque grandeur of the spectacle that is THE RED SHOES.