The absolute Powell & Pressburger masterpiece that inspired Black Swan !
New 4K restoration
On the evening of the premiere of "Heart of Fire", the famous ballet director Boris Lermontov meets Victoria Page, a dancer who persuades him to hire her. Uncompromising, he runs his company with an iron fist. When he announced his new ballet, "Les Chaussons rouges", it was a project of unprecedented scope: a novice named Julian Craster would compose it, Victoria Page would dance it; they will become stars if they sacrifice everything to this art...
One of the highlights of the collaboration between Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Imbued with an elusive magic, Les Chaussons rouges is a reference for many directors: Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Brian De Palma or more recently Darren Aronofsky with Black Swan . Interweaving fiery melodrama and theatrical representation of the world, Powell and Pressburger ( The Black Narcissus ) crafted a total show, bitter parable about artistic creation and its sacrificed destinies.
THE RED SLIPPERS
(1948 – Colors – 135 mins)
new 4K restoration
SUPPLEMENTS *
. THE RESTORATION OF THE "RED CHAUSSONS" PRESENTED BY MARTIN SCORSESE (4 mins)
. TRAILER
. PICTURE GALLERY
. ONCE UPON A TIME "THE RED SLIPPERS" (24 mins)
Collaborators and relatives of the Archers remember the filming, the release of the film and its great success.
. MEETING WITH THELMA SCHOONMAKER POWELL (7 mins)
Thelma Schoonmaker Powell, widow of Michael Powell and editor of Martin Scorsese, evokes the fascination that the film still exerts today.
. FLAMBOYANT BALLET (32 mins)
A journey behind the scenes of the film ballets, in the company of Nicolas Le Riche (Etoile Dancer at the Paris Opera) and Mathias Auclair (Chief Curator at the Library-Museum of the Opera).
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BD 50 • HIGH DEFINITION MASTER • 1080/24p • AVC ENCODING
Original Version / French Version PCM Mono • French Subtitles
Format 1.33 respected • Colors • Duration of the Film: 135 mn
2 DVDs • NEW RESTORED MASTER • PAL • MPEG2 ENCODING
Original Version / French Version • French Subtitles
Format 1.33 respected • 4/3 • Colors • Film length: 130 mins
* in HD on the Blu-ray version
Released November 9, 2011
