The Red Shoes

Details

Instance of

film

Publication date

6 September 1948, 1948, 22 October 1948, 7 January 1949

Director

Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell

Composer

Brian Easdale

Based on

The Red Shoes

Genre

romance film, drama film, musical film, dance film

Main subject

ambition, passion, romantic love, ballet, obsession, art, internal conflict

Awards

Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color, Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score, National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

after a work by

Hans Christian Andersen

aspect ratio (W:H)

Academy ratio

assessment

Bechdel test, Waithe Test, Shukla Test, reverse Bechdel Test, Mako Mori test, Vito Russo test, Riz Test, Feldman Test, Landau Test

capital cost

505600

cast member

Marius Goring, Anton Walbrook, Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann, Léonide Massine, Albert Bassermann, Ludmilla Tchérina, Marie Rambert, Austin Trevor, Esmond Knight, Irene Browne, Emeric Pressburger

CNC film rating (France)

no age restriction

color

color

country of origin

United Kingdom

different from

Les Souliers rouges

director of photography

Jack Cardiff

distributed by

General Film Distributors, Netflix

distribution format

video on demand

duration

133

film editor

Reginald Mills

filming location

Monaco, Paris, Pinewood Studios

Filmiroda rating

Category II

inspired by

The Red Shoes

Kijkwijzer rating

AL

narrative location

Paris, London, Monte Carlo

nominated for

Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Story, Academy Award for Best Film Editing, Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color, Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

original language of film or TV show

English

producer

Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell

production company

Pinewood Studios

production designer

Hein Heckroth

review score

9/10, 98%

screenwriter

Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell

set in period

1940s

title

The Red Shoes

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