The red shoes
Centers on the dilemma of a young ballerina torn between the composer who loves her and the impresario determined to fashion her into a great dancer.
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| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Special edition. |
| Series: | Criterion collection ;
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| Summary: | Centers on the dilemma of a young ballerina torn between the composer who loves her and the impresario determined to fashion her into a great dancer. |
| Item Description: | Based on a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. Originally released as a motion picture in 1948. "ITV Global Entertainment"--Container. Booklet features an essay by critic David Ehrenstein and a description of the restoration by UCLA film archivist Robert Gitt. Special features: audio commentary by film historian Ian Christie, including interviews with Marius Goring, Moira Shearer, Jack Cardiff, Brian Easdale and Martin Scorsese; audio of actor Jeremy Irons reading excerpts from Powell and Pressburger's novelization of The Red shoes and from Hans Christian Anderson's original fairy tale (in English); Profile of The red shoes, a documentary on the making of the film; video interview with Michael Powell's widow, editor Thelma Schoonmaker Powell; Martin Scorsese's collection of Red shoes memorabilia; publicity and production stills; "The Red shoes sketches" (an animated film of Hein Heckroth's painted storyboards) with a comparison to The Red shoes ballet; original theatrical trailer; Powell and Pressburger filmography, with film clips and stills; theatrical trailer. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (24 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm). |
| Format: | DVD, region 1, NTSC, full screen presentation (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Jack Cardiff; choreography, Robert Helpmann; editor, Reginald Mills; music composed, conducted and arranged by Brian Easdale; ballet music conductor, Sir Thomas Beecham. |
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[Irvington, N.Y.] :
The Criterion Collection,
[2010]
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| ISBN: | 9781604652895 1604652896 |
Table of Contents:
- disc 1. Feature film
- disc 2. Bonus features.