The Red Shoes (Criterion Collection) (1948) On DVD

Actor:       Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann, Leonide Massine
Director:   Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Genre:      Musicals
Year:        1948
Studio:     IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
Length:    134
Released:July 20, 2010
Rating:     Unrated (Video)
Format:    DVD
Misc:        Color
Language:English
Subtitles  :N/A

DESCRIPTION:

The Red Shoes, the singular fantasia from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (Black Narcissus, The Small Back Room), is cinema’s quintessential backstage drama, as well as one of the most glorious Technicolor visual feasts ever concocted for the screen. Moira Shearer (The Tales of Hoffmann, Peeping Tom) is a rising star ballerina romantically torn between an idealistic composer and a ruthless impresario intent on perfection. Featuring outstanding performances, blazingly beautiful cinematography by Jack Cardiff (Black Narcissus, The African Queen), Oscar-winning sets and music, and an unforgettable, hallucinatory central dance sequence, this beloved classic, now dazzlingly restored, stands as an enthralling tribute to the life of the artist.