The Red Shoes

Chandler & Jacob share their July Criterion Sale pickups and review one of the all-time great films not included in the 2012 Sight and Sound top 100 list: The Red Shoes (1948).

This Episode

THE RED SHOES (1948)

A young ballet dancer is torn between the man she loves and her pursuit to become a prima ballerina.

Dir. Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger - 2h 15m - Not Rated - UK

Show Notes

Chandler’s Criterion Pick-ups

Jacob’s Criterion Pick-ups

Duke Ellington’s “Anatomy of a Murder” Score

The Red Shoes (1948) Review

Why do you want to dance? Scene

Next Episode

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

In the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn't go as planned.

Dir. Stanley Kubrick - 2h 16m - R - UK