Wow, I was just thinking this after watching the documentary on the Chorus Line revival. ;) I think it's definitely a sign I should own it and can't believe I don't already.
ok, you did such a complete review that you have convinced me to I want to watch this. besides, I love technicolor movies; they have a depth of color no longer seen.
any chance of you reviewing the eroll flynn 'robin hood'?
Wonderful! The technicolour in this is GORGEOUS, especially Moira Shearer's red hair, which was natural. When you see it, try to see either the blu-ray or the criterion versions. They have the richest tones.
I haven't thought about it, but I do love some errol flynn. Perhaps in the next month. I have a rough plan of what I want to do for the next three weeks, which can completely change since I generally change the day before...
I LOVE The Red Shoes, and it's kind of awkward with my friends, they laugh at me, as I am mainly a horror film fan (hardcore at that), but after watching Peeping Tom, a couple of years ago I became a fan of Michael Powell and set to get all Powell and Pressburger films. And I've loved Colonel Blimp, I've loved Red Shoes and I've just recently got Black Narcissus but haven't had the time to watch it properly.
MP is AMAZING! I love P & P works. The Red Shoes is a pretty creepy story if you get down to the bare bones of it. It's quite romanticized in the movie, but the undertones are always rather sinister. The caressing of the foot statue always gets me, the whole ballet theme almost like a fetish. The meshing passions of reality and fantasy. The themes of red and black are pretty powerful in Black Narcissus too. Another very dark themed film.
Thank you, you should watch it. I stopped enabling ratings the first of the year. I don't really get rating a review, plus I have many haters on here. My first several ratings will always be one star, so I figure if one will automatically do that, why rate and why watch at all? It would be rated that as soon as I upload, they wouldn't even have had time to watch the review. I saw it as pointless and still do. If I do great, great. If I do poorly, oh well, my style won't change :-/
Thank you :-) I disabled reviews the first of this year. I have many vocal haters, and I just never got the point of rating things like reviews since it's mainly just me talking about something I enjoy. Just last week I was called an ignorant crap reviewer, actually. Can't please everybody ;-)
Did you know that gong was made of plaster? Now with the sound missing you can clearly see he misses the gong completely.
It is such an amazing story. And a great movie. It introduced me to ballet...the class beyond the dancing in musicals I mean. But it has been while since I saw this. Thanks for reminding me of the classics.
Haha, I did. I read about that in a story on Ken Richmond just after he passed away.
I LOVE this movie. It was so ahead of its time. I guess people don't really realize that. They were doing things no one ever attempted, and then they also went back to using techniques prevalent in silents. It also reminds me how gruesome HCA's fairytales are, although, I think in his original story they hack off the girl's feet with an axe. So deliciously tragic. No problem, my pleasure *^_^*
Not just HCA's stories were 'a little' graphic to say the least. Almost all fairytales I know have an more violent origin. It seems only the backing witch in Hansel and Gretel has been missed in the sensors sweep of fairy violence.
I loved 'The Company of Wolves' (1984) It sure gave a 'believable' twist on the red riding-hood story. I bet you (will) like how this movie almost seems painted.
No, it's been around for quite some time. I'm not really sure why it's not widely known, but it seems as though a lot of people aren't familiar with Michael Powell's works unless they're into classics. This was done right after Black Narcissus. Last year the blu-ray was created using Martin Scorsese's personal print that had been remastered. It's been released at least 4 times on DVD. It's amazing.
Wow! Good skills, Leigh! But where was this review 4 weeks ago? I'd never heard of this until I saw it was re-released in Liverpool too, but as I didn't know what it was about I didn't see it. Poop!
Thank you, Rob *^_^* Oh man, really? If it ever plays again in the theater, you HAVE to see it. I had been planning on reviewing this for weeks, but I wasn't sure how to do it since it's so visually stunning.
Thank you. Goodness, I didn't want the review to go over 5 minutes, so I didn't talk about the DVDs out there. There's Warner, Carlton, Criterion, and the Blu-ray. They all look completely different from each other quality wise. The shots I used were from the Criterion.
I did too. The spot light always gets me and when Massine unwraps the shoes. They had to make that spotlight just for this movie. Since such intense light is needed for techicolour they needed an extremely strong spotlight. That thing had 300 amps and the operators of it had to wear protective eyewear when using it.
Thank you! This movie is amazing. It's one of the reasons why Scorsese mentioned it during his speech when accepting his CBdM award at the Golden Globes this year. This movie alone directly inspired SO many filmmakers that are huge today-Scorsese, de Palma, Coppola; they always talk about it not even to mention how many it inspired for ballet. Every time I've seen it I always pick up something new with lighting or techniques. It's fantastic.
A nicely put together review. Good to see at least one of the Rough Cuts reaching back into the vault of classics, rather than sticking to 80s/90s material. (One minor point, though - I think you mean Anton Walbrook rather than Holbrook.)
Very nice review Leigh! Truly appreciate the effort here. Those scenes and your expertise give a good impression of the film. Seems the story comes with a lot of truth and hidden meanings about life. Maybe I'll watch it someday.
Hmm, who knows. I never thought of that before. I once heard someone say that only hookers and children wear red shoes, though :-/
Thank you! You should see it. Jack Cardiff, DP on this, had never seen a ballet before either until he was told this was his next project. He became a full balletomane after that.
They approached Moira Shearer in 1946 and she refused. It wasn't until over a year later when she reluctantly joined the cast. They didn't shoot until 1948 and it won the BAFTA and Academy Awards in 1949.
I think the whole movie is floating around youtube, actually. The ballet sequence definitely is. Either way, it's still a film everyone should watch, and it's on Blu-ray now.
It was 1948,not 1949.
2020Bookworm 9 months ago
@2020Bookworm This was discussed over a year ago. Read the comments, 4th from the bottom.
TheRoughCuts 9 months ago
Such a great movie, I love Powell and Pressburger
avenueqlover2122 1 year ago
Wow, it looks beautiful and sounds like an intriguing story. I'll try it out. Everything I've watched that you've rec'd I've liked!
I like the shorter vid length even if it was less personal, but I understand with all the haters you get.
kalaway 2 years ago
Powell and Pressburger should be considered to be among the greatest directors.
calahann 2 years ago
Wow, I was just thinking this after watching the documentary on the Chorus Line revival. ;) I think it's definitely a sign I should own it and can't believe I don't already.
Thanks for the review; great as always!
TheLisey 2 years ago
ok, you did such a complete review that you have convinced me to I want to watch this. besides, I love technicolor movies; they have a depth of color no longer seen.
any chance of you reviewing the eroll flynn 'robin hood'?
jjjohn 2 years ago
Wonderful! The technicolour in this is GORGEOUS, especially Moira Shearer's red hair, which was natural. When you see it, try to see either the blu-ray or the criterion versions. They have the richest tones.
I haven't thought about it, but I do love some errol flynn. Perhaps in the next month. I have a rough plan of what I want to do for the next three weeks, which can completely change since I generally change the day before...
TheRoughCuts 2 years ago
Technicolor founders Herbert T. Kalmus and Natalie Kalmus considered this film the best example of Three-Strip Technicolor.
xwidget 2 years ago
I LOVE The Red Shoes, and it's kind of awkward with my friends, they laugh at me, as I am mainly a horror film fan (hardcore at that), but after watching Peeping Tom, a couple of years ago I became a fan of Michael Powell and set to get all Powell and Pressburger films. And I've loved Colonel Blimp, I've loved Red Shoes and I've just recently got Black Narcissus but haven't had the time to watch it properly.
BlackLaval 2 years ago
MP is AMAZING! I love P & P works. The Red Shoes is a pretty creepy story if you get down to the bare bones of it. It's quite romanticized in the movie, but the undertones are always rather sinister. The caressing of the foot statue always gets me, the whole ballet theme almost like a fetish. The meshing passions of reality and fantasy. The themes of red and black are pretty powerful in Black Narcissus too. Another very dark themed film.
TheRoughCuts 2 years ago
really good review, you really made me want to watch the movie now! you are really pro at this!!
btw. why are ratings disabled??
Eirikmoe1603 2 years ago
Thank you, you should watch it. I stopped enabling ratings the first of the year. I don't really get rating a review, plus I have many haters on here. My first several ratings will always be one star, so I figure if one will automatically do that, why rate and why watch at all? It would be rated that as soon as I upload, they wouldn't even have had time to watch the review. I saw it as pointless and still do. If I do great, great. If I do poorly, oh well, my style won't change :-/
TheRoughCuts 2 years ago
wow this review was very pro + in depth why cant i 5 star it? great film + reviewer
TheFulhamboy 2 years ago
Thank you :-) I disabled reviews the first of this year. I have many vocal haters, and I just never got the point of rating things like reviews since it's mainly just me talking about something I enjoy. Just last week I was called an ignorant crap reviewer, actually. Can't please everybody ;-)
TheRoughCuts 2 years ago
I love the variety of films everyone on this channel discusses :)
(Seriously, since it started I think I've only seen about four of them XD)
falletron 2 years ago
Did you know that gong was made of plaster? Now with the sound missing you can clearly see he misses the gong completely.
It is such an amazing story. And a great movie. It introduced me to ballet...the class beyond the dancing in musicals I mean. But it has been while since I saw this. Thanks for reminding me of the classics.
PuppyZwolle 2 years ago
Haha, I did. I read about that in a story on Ken Richmond just after he passed away.
I LOVE this movie. It was so ahead of its time. I guess people don't really realize that. They were doing things no one ever attempted, and then they also went back to using techniques prevalent in silents. It also reminds me how gruesome HCA's fairytales are, although, I think in his original story they hack off the girl's feet with an axe. So deliciously tragic. No problem, my pleasure *^_^*
TheRoughCuts 2 years ago
Not just HCA's stories were 'a little' graphic to say the least. Almost all fairytales I know have an more violent origin. It seems only the backing witch in Hansel and Gretel has been missed in the sensors sweep of fairy violence.
I loved 'The Company of Wolves' (1984) It sure gave a 'believable' twist on the red riding-hood story. I bet you (will) like how this movie almost seems painted.
PuppyZwolle 2 years ago
I just reread this comment. Excuse my bad English. I was a bit enthusiastic. Just read it phonetically and the meaning should be clear...I hope. ;^)
PuppyZwolle 2 years ago
Hm, why have I never seen this? Was this unavailable for a long time or something?
culwin 2 years ago
No, it's been around for quite some time. I'm not really sure why it's not widely known, but it seems as though a lot of people aren't familiar with Michael Powell's works unless they're into classics. This was done right after Black Narcissus. Last year the blu-ray was created using Martin Scorsese's personal print that had been remastered. It's been released at least 4 times on DVD. It's amazing.
TheRoughCuts 2 years ago
Wow! Good skills, Leigh! But where was this review 4 weeks ago? I'd never heard of this until I saw it was re-released in Liverpool too, but as I didn't know what it was about I didn't see it. Poop!
BaubleRob 2 years ago
Thank you, Rob *^_^* Oh man, really? If it ever plays again in the theater, you HAVE to see it. I had been planning on reviewing this for weeks, but I wasn't sure how to do it since it's so visually stunning.
TheRoughCuts 2 years ago
5 Star review. You bring excellent originality to the RC team. Picked it up on eBay for 5 bucks. Thanks.
KaptainSpaulding 2 years ago
Thank you. Goodness, I didn't want the review to go over 5 minutes, so I didn't talk about the DVDs out there. There's Warner, Carlton, Criterion, and the Blu-ray. They all look completely different from each other quality wise. The shots I used were from the Criterion.
TheRoughCuts 2 years ago
i loved this movie! i cried a bit
joob13 2 years ago
I did too. The spot light always gets me and when Massine unwraps the shoes. They had to make that spotlight just for this movie. Since such intense light is needed for techicolour they needed an extremely strong spotlight. That thing had 300 amps and the operators of it had to wear protective eyewear when using it.
TheRoughCuts 2 years ago
great review. will def. have to check this out.
serenab4 2 years ago
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KaptainSpaulding 2 years ago
You really have such a great voice!!! Good review! I never heard of this movie...
TheLindsayBoo 2 years ago 2
Thank you! This movie is amazing. It's one of the reasons why Scorsese mentioned it during his speech when accepting his CBdM award at the Golden Globes this year. This movie alone directly inspired SO many filmmakers that are huge today-Scorsese, de Palma, Coppola; they always talk about it not even to mention how many it inspired for ballet. Every time I've seen it I always pick up something new with lighting or techniques. It's fantastic.
TheRoughCuts 2 years ago
A nicely put together review. Good to see at least one of the Rough Cuts reaching back into the vault of classics, rather than sticking to 80s/90s material. (One minor point, though - I think you mean Anton Walbrook rather than Holbrook.)
GiullarediDio 2 years ago
@GiullarediDio oh my goodness, you're right! No idea where I got Holbrook. Then again, I recorded this at 4:30am :-p
Classics are more of my specialty when it comes to movies in general.
TheRoughCuts 2 years ago
Very nice review Leigh! Truly appreciate the effort here. Those scenes and your expertise give a good impression of the film. Seems the story comes with a lot of truth and hidden meanings about life. Maybe I'll watch it someday.
alienfresh 2 years ago
Wow, great review and background! I really want to see it now, even though I don't think I've ever seen ballet in my life.
JasonMelancon 2 years ago
With the prominence of seduction in the story, one wonders if this influenced that Showtime series Red Shoe Diaries.
JasonMelancon 2 years ago
Hmm, who knows. I never thought of that before. I once heard someone say that only hookers and children wear red shoes, though :-/
Thank you! You should see it. Jack Cardiff, DP on this, had never seen a ballet before either until he was told this was his next project. He became a full balletomane after that.
TheRoughCuts 2 years ago
1946
crush40cool 2 years ago
They approached Moira Shearer in 1946 and she refused. It wasn't until over a year later when she reluctantly joined the cast. They didn't shoot until 1948 and it won the BAFTA and Academy Awards in 1949.
TheRoughCuts 2 years ago
i wonder if this video gets taken down because of the few seconds of the movie
kevinkid77 2 years ago
I would think it would be pretty easy to defend as Fair Use.
JasonMelancon 2 years ago
I think the whole movie is floating around youtube, actually. The ballet sequence definitely is. Either way, it's still a film everyone should watch, and it's on Blu-ray now.
TheRoughCuts 2 years ago