MOVIE · 1948
The Red Shoes
DramaRomance135 min
Young ballerina Victoria Page is swept into the exacting world of Ballet Lermontov, where her rise collides with a romance that threatens the company’s iron discipline. Moira Shearer is Victoria, a gifted dancer whose connection with composer Julian Craster (Marius Goring) deepens just as Anton Walbrook’s impresario Boris Lermontov begins demanding total devotion to the stage. Moving between rehearsal rooms, performance halls, and the title ballet itself, the film centers on art, ambition, and the pressure of choosing between love and work, with a vivid backstage setting and a stylized dance sequence that pushes into fantasy.
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