A fledgling ballerina falls in love with a brilliant composer, but the jealous head of the ballet company plots to drive them apart.
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Movie1948·133 min
The Red Shoes
Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
An Academy Award-winning drama romance film directed by Michael Powell. Winner of 2 Academy Awards, with 2 additional nominations.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 4%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
8.0/10
785 ratings
About The Red Shoes
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Stylized, Contemplative
- Story Tags
- obsession, forbidden love, ambition hubris, mid century, music performance, london, international, romantic partners, mentor student, outsider misfit, femme fatale, tragedy arc, sweeping romance