Day 62: Red Shoes (1949) *kids over 10
Vivid, hypnotic and compelling, Red Shoes is all of these things, and yet really indescribable. But, I will try...Red Shoes, directed by Michael Powell, is a masterpiece of construction. The film tells the story of a young woman who lives to dance. She becomes a star, but to her bosses chagrin, she falls in love. The Red Shoes ballet within the plot, explores the slippery area between passion and compulsion. The casting of Moira Shearer is brilliant, She is The dancer."
Themes: Passion, Madness, Habit, Compulsion
Media literacy questions for kids: Why did this film need to be filmed in color? How is the heroine caught between two loves? What is the moral to the story? Are there key values explored?
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