The Red Shoes Les chaussons rouges

by Michael Powell , Emeric Pressburger

1948
135 min
Feature film
Color

Hors compétition 2018

The programmer’s eye

Boris Lermontov – director of the prestigious ballet company that has his name – meets Victoria Page, a dancer who convinces him to hire her. At the same time, he hires a young composer, Julien Craster. Uncompromising, Lermontov manages his employees with a heavy hand, and demand that they devote themselves to their careers.

 

 

Biography and Filmography

by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger