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The shock of The Red Shoes

The shock of The Red Shoes
The shock of The Red Shoes
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s 1948 film The Red Shoes, weaves an adaptation of a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale into a story about contemporary dance, in the process pioneering the representation of ballet in cinema. It is a masterpiece of Technicolor film-making, deploying the creativity of cinematographer Jack Cardiff and Production Designer Hein Heckroth with award-winning results. The film's eponymous colour is central to its complex meditation on artistry, femininity and women's choices, most acutely focused on the divided character of Vicki (performed by prima ballerina Moira Shearer in her first film role).
1740-0309
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Williams, Linda Ruth
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Williams, Linda Ruth
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Williams, Linda Ruth (2017) The shock of The Red Shoes. New Review of Film and Television Studies, 15 (1), 9-23. (doi:10.1080/17400309.2016.1274524).

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Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s 1948 film The Red Shoes, weaves an adaptation of a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale into a story about contemporary dance, in the process pioneering the representation of ballet in cinema. It is a masterpiece of Technicolor film-making, deploying the creativity of cinematographer Jack Cardiff and Production Designer Hein Heckroth with award-winning results. The film's eponymous colour is central to its complex meditation on artistry, femininity and women's choices, most acutely focused on the divided character of Vicki (performed by prima ballerina Moira Shearer in her first film role).

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Accepted/In Press date: 1 April 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: 23 February 2017
Published date: March 2017
Organisations: English

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Local EPrints ID: 410689
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/410689
ISSN: 1740-0309
PURE UUID: 248653ba-686e-467f-ac8b-13d6ccca4a14

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Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 13:35

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Author: Linda Ruth Williams

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