Notes on…

The Red Shoes(1948)

Dir. Directed by Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell


In The Red Shoes, there's an overstated use of gels on camera; like a sweet wrapper held up to the light, just to see what it does.

— Tim Walker (The Cinema of Powell and Pressburger, 2023)

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Synopsis: A fledgling ballerina falls in love with a brilliant composer, but the jealous head of the ballet company plots to drive them apart.