The Red Shoes

In this visually stunning film, a young ballerina named Victoria Page, played by Moira Shearer, finds herself torn between her passion for dance and the demands of love. Under the direction of the ambitious impresario Boris Lermontov, portrayed by Anton Walbrook, she rises to stardom in a ballet adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale. The film is renowned for its breathtaking ballet sequences and innovative use of Technicolor. Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, it won two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction and Best Original Score. For those interested, it can be viewed for free on Soap2day.