What's the most striking image from a film you've ever seen? I saw The Red Shoes at the Ritz in the Bourse (Philadelphia) when I was in high school. I heard it was Martin Scorsese's favorite movie, and my grandmother had cut out an article on it from The Inquirer to tell me about it. Other than the details surrounding the visit to the city, I also remember that dance scene. I remember watching a movie that didn't look like it was made in 1948. I remember feeling like I was being enveloped in the anxiety and wonder of performance art. And I remember those shoes. As Criterion puts it, "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." Check out this video essay The Royal Ocean Film Society that breaks down the film's stunning imagery and then let's talk after the jump. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Thursday, 8 October, 2020