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The Red Shoes (The Criterion Collection) [4K UHD] [Blu-ray]
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Genre | Musicals & Performing Arts/Musicals/General |
Format | Blu-ray, 4K |
Contributor | Marius Goring, Léonide Massine, Esmond Knight, Robert Helpmann, Irene Browne, Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, Austin Trevor, Anton Walbrook, Moira Shearer, Hay Petrie, Albert Bassermann See more |
Language | English |
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Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s unforgettable backstage ballet drama—a singular Technicolor fantasia
Now in a 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray Combo Pack
The Red Shoes, the singular fantasia from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, is cinema’s quintessential backstage drama, as well as one of the most glorious Technicolor feasts ever concocted for the screen.
Moira Shearer is a rising star ballerina torn between an idealistic composer and a ruthless impresario intent on perfection.
Featuring outstanding performances, blazingly beautiful cinematography by Jack Cardiff, Oscar-winning sets and music, and an unforgettable, hallucinatory central dance sequence, this beloved classic, dazzlingly restored, stands as an enthralling tribute to the life of the artist.
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray Combo Pack includes one 4K UHD disc of the film + one Blu-ray of the film & special features
Special Edition Features
- 4K digital transfer from the 2009 restoration
- Restoration demonstration featuring Martin Scorsese
- Audio commentary, interviews, documentaries on the making of the film
- A reading of the the novelization by Jeremy Irons
- A 1948 animated film from the painted storyboards
Product Description
The Red Shoes, the singular fantasia from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, is cinema’s quintessential backstage drama, as well as one of the most glorious Technicolor feasts ever concocted for the screen. Moira Shearer is a rising star ballerina torn between an idealistic composer and a ruthless impresario intent on perfection. Featuring outstanding performances, blazingly beautiful cinematography by Jack Cardiff, Oscar-winning sets and music, and an unforgettable, hallucinatory central dance sequence, this beloved classic, dazzlingly restored, stands as an enthralling tribute to the life of the artist.
4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- 4K digital transfer from the 2009 restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
- Introductory restoration demonstration featuring filmmaker Martin Scorsese
- Audio commentary from 1994 by film historian Ian Christie, featuring interviews with actors Marius Goring and Moira Shearer, cinematographer Jack Cardiff, composer Brian Easdale, and Scorsese
- Profile of “The Red Shoes,” a 2000 documentary on the making of the film, featuring interviews with members of the production team
- Interview with director Michael Powell’s widow, editor Thelma Schoonmaker Powell, from the 2009 Cannes Film Festival
- Audio recordings from 1994 of actor Jeremy Irons reading excerpts from Powell and screenwriter Emeric Pressburger’s novelization of The Red Shoes and the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale “The Red Shoes”
- Publicity stills and behind-the-scenes photos
- Gallery of memorabilia from Scorsese’s collection
- The “Red Shoes” Sketches, a 1948 animated film of Hein Heckroth’s painted storyboards, with the Red Shoes ballet as an alternate angle
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic David Ehrenstein and a description of the restoration by UCLA film archivist Robert Gitt
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 1.37:1
- Package Dimensions : 6.65 x 5.31 x 0.51 inches; 4.55 ounces
- Item model number : T-LUCOOK
- Director : Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
- Media Format : Blu-ray, 4K
- Release date : December 14, 2021
- Actors : Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann, Albert Bassermann
- Subtitles: : English
- Studio : The Criterion Collection
- ASIN : B09GCL6WNQ
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 2
- Best Sellers Rank: #6,332 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #3,180 in Blu-ray
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Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2024
The Archers were at the height of their artistic relationship making this movie. It is a great movie about the allure of art, what it means to each of us, and what art motivated people are willing to sacrifice for their dreams and goals. A basic understanding of ballet and classical music will help you understand/enjoy this movie move, but not required.
Wow! Criterion has done a superlative, truly inspired job creating an absolutely glorious looking 4K Blu-ray of Powell and Pressberger's greatest masterpiece "The Red Shoes".
Martin Scorcese says this is his all-time favorite film and I can see why. It's certainly among my own very few all-time favorites as well. The BFI puts it near the very top of their list of all-time greatest British films ever made too.
The Red Shoes is one of the most stunningly original and innovative films in the history of cinema. It was made in a truly masterful fashion by The Archers (who's films are always credited as "Written, produced & directed by Michael Powell & Emeric Pressberger").
This was a filmmaking team who endeavored to create movies unlike anything anyone had ever seen before, and "The Red Shoes" stands as their greatest achievement.
The Technicolor in this 4K presentation is off-the-charts magnificent, the cinematography is breathtaking, the music is phenomenal, the acting is beyond compare, the script is absolutely extraordinary, the directing is inspired--films simply don't get any better than this amazingly powerful and gloriously beautiful movie!
This is one of the greatest classic British films ever made (listed by the British Film Institute along with other British masterpieces such as Lawrence of Arabia, Kind Hearts and Coronets and The Bridge on the River Kwai) and this Criterion 4K Blu-ray version does it justice in every conceivable way.
If you've never seen The Red Shoes, prepare yourself to see something truly special that will be one of the most unforgettable viewing experiences of your life. If you already know what an incredible movie "The Red Shoes" is, prepare to see it more magnificently presented than you could have ever imagined on this amazing looking 4K Blu-ray from Criterion.
This is one mind-blowingly impressive disc of one of the most brilliant movies ever made!
I couldn't possibly recommend it more highly! If you love truly great films, you absolutely MUST own this amazing disc!
Criterion has done it again, and this time they've done it in stunningly beautiful 4K! An absolutely phenomenal disc!
This film is also beautifully restored, and I strongly believe that even if you are not a ballet fan, you will enjoy every minute of this film, including the 15 or 20 minutes of the presentation of the ballet "The Red Shoes."
Top reviews from other countries
I bought this for my granddaughter as she loves dancing and I knew she would enjoy the movie.
My father took me to this movie when I was 9 years old, so it has special meaning for me. :)
Reviewed in France on January 2, 2020