The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
In this classic drama, Vicky Page is an aspiring ballerina torn between her dedication to dance and her desire to love. While her imperious instructor, Boris Lermontov, urges to her to forget anything but ballet, Vicky begins to fall for the charming young composer Julian Craster. Eventually Vicky, under great emotional stress, must choose to pursue either her art or her romance, a decision that carries serious consequences.
Rowan Krzysiak reviewedFebruary 12, 2025
If you watch this darling of British cinema you get about 3 or 4 films in one.
The chase of the promising young upstarts looking to make it in the ballet world. The performance to end all performances. Then an aftermath of passion and tragedy.
They all look to evoke something different and all on the whole succeed with the performance being especially astonishing.
If you have a calm afternoon with a couple of hours to fill, seek it out.