But the element which really makes this movie great is how superbly it is directed. The film has such a wonderful look partly due to the fact that its production designer was a painter, Hein Heckroth. The score is fantastic, particularly the original ballet of the red shoes itself, composed for the film by Brian Easdale. He has a germanic cold stare in this part which really brings it to life - the character of Lemontov is entirely in his eyes. One particular moment i was very impressed with was when he begins to write a letter to Victoria, and there is a closeup of his face, and on his face we can read the emotions of his letter in a very subtle way. ![]() But Anton Walbrook is truly terrific as Lemontov. ![]() Moira Shearer, in a career-defining role, has a wonderful presence as the young dancer Victoria Page, who becomes a star of the Lermontov Ballet Company, and dances the lead in the ballet The Red Shoes. ![]() The story's passion for ballet and music comes across to the audience, and the story is compelling and fascinating, due to the way it is told. The performances are terrific (with only the odd unusual line delivery, partly due to english being many of the actors' second language, and partly due to the fact that all of the main dancing characters, are not professional actors at all, but dancers - including Moira Shearer, Australia's Robert Helpmann, Leonida Massine and Ludmilla Tcherina - which fact considering, they do marvellous jobs).
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