The Red Shoes
1948 film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
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The Red Shoes is a romance film, drama film, musical film, and dance film[1][2][3][4]. It received the Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color, and the Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score[5]. The picture was also named among the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5].
Key Facts
- Award received: Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color[3], Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score[4], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5]
- Director: Emeric Pressburger[6], Michael Powell[7]
- Screenwriter: Emeric Pressburger[8], Michael Powell[9]
- Composer: Brian Easdale[10]
- Genre: romance film[11], drama film[12], musical film[13], dance film[14]
- Based on: The Red Shoes[15]
- Cast member: Marius Goring[16], Anton Walbrook[17], Moira Shearer[18], Robert Helpmann[19], Léonide Massine[20], Albert Bassermann[21], Ludmilla Tchérina[22], Marie Rambert[23], Austin Trevor[24], Esmond Knight[25], Irene Browne[26], Emeric Pressburger[27], Jean Hébey[28]
- Producer: Emeric Pressburger[29], Michael Powell[30]
- Production company: Pinewood Studios[31]
- Director of photography: Jack Cardiff[32]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[33]
- Commons category: The Red Shoes (1948 film)[34]
- Distribution format: video on demand[35]
- Review score: 9/10[36], 98%[37]
- Color: color[38]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[39]
- Publication date: September 6, 1948[40], 1948[41], October 22, 1948[42], January 7, 1949[43]
- Distributed by: General Film Distributors[44], Netflix[45]
- Narrative location: Paris[46], London[47], Monte Carlo[48]
- Filming location: Monaco[49], Paris[50], Pinewood Studios[51]
- Main subject: ambition[52], passion[53], romantic love[54], ballet[55], obsession[56], art[57], internal conflict[58]
- Inspired by: The Red Shoes[59]
- Film editor: Reginald Mills[60]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[61], Academy Award for Best Story[62], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[63], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color[64], Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score[65]
Why It Matters
The Red Shoes has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]
FAQs
What awards did The Red Shoes receive?
Honors received include Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color[3], Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score[4], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5].