The Red Shoes (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray Disc)
Domestic Box-Office Total
- Starring: Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann, Léonide Massine
- Directors: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
- Studio: Criterion Collection
- Rating: Unrated
- Running Time: 2 hrs. 13 mins.
- Release Date: July 20, 2010
SYNOPSIS:
A glorious Technicolor epic that influenced generations of filmmakers, artists, and aspiring ballerinas, The Red Shoes intricately weaves backstage life with the thrill of performance. A young ballerina (Moira Shearer) is torn between two forces: the composer who loves her (Marius Goring), and the impresario determined to fashion her into a great dancer (Anton Walbrook).
SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Audio commentary by film historian Ian Christie, featuring interviews with stars Marius Goring and Moira Shearer, cinematographer Jack Cardiff, composer Brian Easdale, and filmmaker Martin Scorsese
- Introductory restoration demonstration with Scorsese
- Profile of "The Red Shoes" (2000), a 25-minute documentary
- Video interview with Thelma Schoonmaker Powell, Michael Powell's widow
- Gallery from Scorsese's collection of The Red Shoes memorabilia
- The "Red Shoes" Sketches, an animated film made from Hein Heckroth's painted storyboards
- Readings by actor Jeremy Irons of excerpts from Powell and Pressburger's novelization of The Red Shoes and the original Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale
- Theatrical trailer
- A booklet featuring an essay by Ian Christie
MENU & BOX ART IMAGES:
There are no pictures available for this title
TRAILERS & CLIPS:
There are no videos available for this title
