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The Red Shoes (Criterion Collection)

The Red Shoes (Criterion Collection)

Criterion/Voyager (1948)
Blu-ray
NR (Not Rated)
715515059312
Drama | Music | Romance
UK | English | Color | 02:13

The Powell and Pressburger classic is widely considered to be one of the greatest films ever made. Vicky Page, a young ballerina, becomes torn between her love for composer Julian Craster and artistic devotion to her profession, which is dominated by impresario Lermontov. Winner of two Academy Awards the film is visually one of the most innovative and beautiful works of cinema.


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Anton Walbrook Boris Lermontov
Marius Goring Julian Craster
Moira Shearer Victoria Page
Robert Helpmann Ivan Boleslawsky
Albert Bassermann Sergei Ratov
Léonide Massine Grischa Ljubov
Esmond Knight Livy
Austin Trevor Professor Palmer
Irene Browne Lady Neston
Hay Petrie Boisson
Eric Berry Dimitri
Derek Elphinstone Lord Oldham
Ludmilla Tcherina Irina Boronskaja
Marie Rambert Madame Rambert
Michel Bazalgette M. Rideaut
Marcel Poncin M. Boudin
Yvonne Andre Vicky's Dresser
Joy Rawlins Gwladys - Vicky's friend
Jean Short Terry
Gordon Littmann Ike
Julia Lang A Balletomane
Bill Shine Her Mate
Jerry Verno Stage-Door Keeper
Alan Carter Solo Dancer: The Ballet of The Red Shoes
Joan Harris Solo Dancer: The Ballet of The Red Shoes

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Edition details

Edition Special Edition
Packaging Keep Case
Nr Discs 1
Screen Ratios Fullscreen (4:3)
Standard (1.33:1)
Audio Tracks Mono [English]
Subtitles English
Layers Single side, Single layer
Edition Release Date Jul 20, 2010
Regions Region 1 | Region A

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Index 1815
Added Date Dec 25, 2015 19:23:53
Modified Date Jun 12, 2022 00:34:20

Notes

Christmas gift 2015 from Beth

Disc Features
New high-definition master from the award-winning 2009 digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
Introductory restoration demonstration with filmmaker Martin Scorsese
Audio commentary by film historian Ian Christie, featuring interviews with stars Marius Goring and Moira Shearer, cinematographer Jack Cardiff, composer Brian Easdale, and Scorsese
Profile of “The Red Shoes,” a documentary on the making of the film, featuring interviews with members of the production team
Video interview with director Michael Powell’s widow, Thelma Schoonmaker Powell, from the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, in which she discusses Powell, the film, and the restoration
Audio recording of actor Jeremy Irons reading excerpts from Powell and Pressburger’s novelization of The Red Shoes
Collection of rare publicity stills and behind-the-scenes photos
Gallery of items from Scorsese’s personal collection of The Red Shoes memorabilia
The “Red Shoes” Sketches, an animated film of Hein Heckroth’s painted storyboards, with the Red Shoes ballet as an alternate angle
Audio recording of Irons reading the original Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale “The Red Shoes”
Theatrical trailer
PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by critic David Ehrenstein and a description of the restoration by UCLA film archivist Robert Gitt

New cover by F. Ron Miller

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