Watched: January 15th 2011
This 1948 film was suggested to me via 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die but my interest in it really peaked when Entertainment Weekly suggested it for those who liked Black Swan. Though Red Shoes tells a different story it is equally if not more engaging than Black Swan. In The Red Shoes a young ballerina named Victoria Page strives to become the best dancer she can be under the instruction of a prestigious impresario. He is obsessive and strict maintaining the belief that outside of one's craft there is no true passion. When Victoria falls in love with the man composing ballets for her she must constantly weigh her need to dance against her incredible love for him. The movie features beautiful dances and features actors who are very prominent in their roles.Moira Shearer plays the lead role with an innocence that is haunting because she recognizes the games the people around her play, but once she is caught in them she loses control and can't bring herself to break for her two greatest loves. The role demanded incredible facials and Shearere delivers with a old horror feel so that her experiences truly become a nightmare. Many of the shots and even some plot points are incredibly similar to Black Swan, but rather than cancel each other out, the two films enhance one another.
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