EAN: 9781839026065

THE RED SHOES - PAMELA HUTCHINSON KARTONIERT (TB)

Endlessly fascinating  dark and bright  The Red Shoes (1948) employs every branch of the
cinematic arts to sweep the audience off its feet  invigorated by the transcendence of art
itself  only to leave them with troubling questions. Representing the climax of Michael Powell
and Emeric Pressburger's celebrated run of six exceptional feature films  the film remains a
beloved  if unsettling and often divisive  classic. Pamela Hutchinson's study of the film
examines its breathtaking use of Technicolor  music  choreography  editing and art direction at
the zenith of Powell and Pressburger's capacity for 'composed cinema'. Through a close reading
of key scenes  particularly the film's famous extended ballet sequence  she considers the
unconventional use of ballet as uncanny spectacle and the feminist implications of the central
story of female sacrifice. Hutchinson goes on to consider the film's lasting and wide-reaching
influence  tracing its impact on the film musical genre and horror cinema  with filmmakers such
as Joanna Hogg  Sally Potter  Martin Scorsese and Brian De Palma having cited the film as an
inspiration.

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