The red shoes
(DVD) 

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Published
[Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection, [2010].
ISBN
9781604652895, 1604652896
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Published
[Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection, [2010].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (24 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
English
ISBN
9781604652895, 1604652896
UPC
715515059411

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Title from disc surface.
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Based on a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1948.
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Accompanying material may vary.
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Special features: (Disc one) High-definition master from the 2009 digital restoration; Introductory restoration demonstration with filmmaker Martin Scorsese; Audio commentary by film historian Ian Christie featuring interviews with stars Marius Goring, Moira Shearer, Jack Cardiff, Brian Easdale and Martin Scorsese; Audio recording of Jeremy Irons reading excerpts from Powell's and Pressburger's novelization of "The Red Shoes"; Theatrical trailer; (Disc two) "Profile of 'The Red Shoes'," a documentary on the making of the film featuring interviews with director Michael Powell's widow, editor Thelma Schoonmaker Powell, from the 2009 Cannes Film Festival discussing Powell, the film, and the restoration; Collection of rare publicity stills and behind-the-scenes photos; Gallery of items from Scorsese's personal collection of "The Red Shoes" memorabilia; "'The Red Shoes' sketches," an animated film of Hein Heckroth's painted storyboards, with "The Red Shoes" ballet as an alternate angle; Audio recording of Irons reading the original Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale; booklet featuring an essay by critic David Ehrenstein and a description of the restoration by UCLA film archivist Robert Gitt.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Jack Cardiff; choreography, Robert Helpmann; editor, Reginald Mills; music composed, conducted and arranged by Brian Easdale; ballet music conductor, Sir Thomas Beecham ; production and costume design, Hein Heckroth.
Participants/Performers
Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann.
Description
"Cinema's quintessential backstage drama, a rising star ballerina [is] torn between an idealistic composer and a ruthless impresario intent on perfection"--Container.
System Details
DVD, NTSC region 1, full screen presentation (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Language
English audio; English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Powell, M., Pressburger, E., Rank, J. A., Winter, K., Walbrook, A., Goring, M., Shearer, M., Helpmann, R., Cardiff, J., Mills, R., Easdale, B., Beecham, T., Heckroth, H., Scorsese, M., Christie, I., Irons, J., Schoonmaker, T., Ehrenstein, D., Gitt, R., & Andersen, H. C. 1. (2010). The red shoes (Special edition.). The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Michael Powell et al.. 2010. The Red Shoes. The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Michael Powell et al.. The Red Shoes The Criterion Collection, 2010.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Powell, Michael, et al. The Red Shoes Special edition., The Criterion Collection, 2010.

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