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The Red Shoes (1948) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and produced by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger and George R. Busby.

Academy Awards 1948 --- Ceremony Number 21 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Art DirectionArt Direction: Hein Heckroth; Set Decoration: Arthur LawsonWon
Best Film EditingReginald MillsNominated
Best Music - ScoringBrian EasdaleWon
Best PictureJ. Arthur Rank-ArchersNominated
Best WritingEmeric PressburgerNominated
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Old Hollywood Villains: Boris Lermontov in The Red Shoes (1948)

By Amanda Garrett on May 18, 2016 From Old Hollywood Films

Today, I'm looking at the character of Boris Lermontov as played by Anton Walbrook in The Red Shoes. He is with Moira Shearer in this photo. This article is part of The Great Villain Blogathon hosted by Silver Screenings, Speakeasy, and Shadows and Satin. Some old Hollywood villains commit th... Read full article


The Red Shoes

By Michael on May 16, 2015 From Le Mot du Cinephiliaque

Note : this review is my contribution to the blogathon My Favorite Classic Movie hosted by Rick at Classic Film & TV Caf?. The Red Shoes (Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, 1948) A young ballet dancer is torn between the man she loves and her pursuit to become a prima ballerina. As ... Read full article


TCM Essentials: The Red Shoes

By Amanda Garrett on May 15, 2015 From Old Hollywood Films

The enchanting ballet film, The Red Shoes (1948), starring Moira Shearer, will air at 8 p.m. May 16 on TCM as part of its Essentials series. The British movie, The Red Shoes (1948), is one of the best movies ever made about the ballet and it also stands alongside The Wizard of Oz (1939) as one ... Read full article


The Red Shoes (1948)

By Beatrice on Mar 23, 2015 From Flickers in Time

The Red Shoes Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger Written by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger from a story by Hans Christian Andersen 1948/UK The Archers/Independent Producers Repeat viewing/Netflix rental #222 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die [Vicky thinks for a shor... Read full article


The Red Shoes, Pied Piper to Aspiring Ballerinas

By Judy on Aug 3, 2014 From Cary Grant Won't Eat You

This post is part of A Shroud of Thoughts? The British Invaders Blogathon. Check out all the great entries!? Why did this film about the terrible choices a woman must make for her art inspire generations of ballerinas? Every little girl raised on Hans Christian Anderson knows that Karen, the red sh... Read full article


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Emeric Pressburger originally wrote the script in 1937 when producer Alexander Korda was casting around for a project for his wife, Merle Oberon. The intention was that a professional dancer would fill in for Oberon in the dancing scenes. Nothing ever came of it - mainly due to the intervention of the war - and Michael Powell and Pressburger were able to buy the rights for the screenplay back from Korda for £12,000 in 1947. To do this, however, they had to pretend that it was purely for sentimental reasons and not because they wanted to make it into a film. Having worked for Korda before, they both knew that he was a very shrewd businessman and that, if he detected they really wanted the property, he would have raised the price.
Allan Gray was dismissed as the film's composer to be replaced by Brian Easdale who won an Oscar for his work on the film.
Film debut of Moira Shearer.
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