Cinematic background from The Red Shoes 1948 - In this classic drama, Vicky Page is an aspiring ballerina torn between her dedication to dance and her desire to love. While her imperious instructor, Boris Lermontov, urges to her to forget anything but ballet, Vicky begins to fall for the charming young composer Julian Craster. Eventually Vicky, under great emotional stress, must choose to pursue either her art or her romance, a decision that carries serious consequences.

The Red Shoes

1948

Drama, Music, Romance

Directors:
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Writers:
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, Hans Christian Andersen, Keith Winter
Official poster of The Red Shoes 1948 directed by [object Object], [object Object]
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A woman with long black hair and red lipstick looking to her left; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A person wearing a hat and a veil; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A man wearing a tuxedo and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A man sitting in front of an open piano; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A woman in a black hat and a white jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A woman and a man in a suit and tie talking to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A red headed woman is talking to another woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A woman in a white dress and a woman in a black dress; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A man and a woman wearing a hat and posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A man and a woman standing in front of a piano; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A group of people standing on the side of a train; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A man in a suit and bow tie in front of flowers; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – An oil painting of a dark city with a sky full of dark clouds; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A woman in a white dress standing in front of a piano; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A woman in a purple jacket standing next to a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A man standing in front of a window looking out at a city; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – Two men in a room with a fireplace and chandelier; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A person with makeup on; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A woman wearing a crown and a dress; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A person wearing a yellow and white shirt; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A man and a woman are holding papers and talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – An oil painting of a crowded city street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A person wearing a dress with a bow; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A person with makeup on; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A woman with red curly hair is holding her hands to her face; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A woman with red hair wearing a black and white dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A woman wearing a white veil and a tiara; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A painting of people sitting at tables outside a restaurant; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A person wearing a striped shirt; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A woman with red hair wearing a black and white striped sweater; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A woman with red hair wearing a tiara; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – An aerial view of an old theater in the middle of a city; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A man sitting in front of an open piano; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A man sitting on a red chair in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A man and a woman sitting at a table in a restaurant; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A woman in a white dress and a black hat holding up a white umbrella; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A person wearing a costume; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A man and a woman are standing in front of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A person with makeup on; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A woman in a green dress wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A person with long black hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A man and a woman dressed up like a couple; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A woman in a white and blue dress standing in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A person wearing a scarf; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A couple of people that are in a dance pose; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A man and a woman are looking at one another; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – An older woman wearing a necklace and a dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A man and a woman are dancing in a dance studio; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A person wearing a suit and bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A woman sitting next to a man at a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A group of people walking down a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A woman walking a dog in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A woman in a striped shirt holding a pink bag; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Shoes” (1948), directed by Michael Powell – A woman wearing a green dress and a crown; Medium shot, Low angle