--- product_id: 360473485 title: "The Red Shoes (The Criterion Collection) [4K UHD]" price: "KD 18.79" currency: KWD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/360473485-the-red-shoes-the-criterion-collection-4k-uhd store_origin: KW region: Kuwait --- # The Red Shoes (The Criterion Collection) [4K UHD] **Price:** KD 18.79 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Red Shoes (The Criterion Collection) [4K UHD] - **How much does it cost?** KD 18.79 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.kw](https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/360473485-the-red-shoes-the-criterion-collection-4k-uhd) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Red Shoes, the singular fantasia from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, is cinema’s quintessential backstage drama, as well as one of the most glorious Technicolor feasts ever concocted for the screen. Moira Shearer is a rising star ballerina torn between an idealistic composer and a ruthless impresario intent on perfection. Featuring outstanding performances, blazingly beautiful cinematography by Jack Cardiff, Oscar-winning sets and music, and an unforgettable, hallucinatory central dance sequence, this beloved classic, dazzlingly restored, stands as an enthralling tribute to the life of the artist.4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES4K digital transfer from the 2009 restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-rayOne 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special featuresIntroductory restoration demonstration featuring filmmaker Martin ScorseseAudio commentary from 1994 by film historian Ian Christie, featuring interviews with actors Marius Goring and Moira Shearer, cinematographer Jack Cardiff, composer Brian Easdale, and ScorseseProfile of “The Red Shoes,” a 2000 documentary on the making of the film, featuring interviews with members of the production teamInterview with director Michael Powell’s widow, editor Thelma Schoonmaker Powell, from the 2009 Cannes Film FestivalAudio recordings from 1994 of actor Jeremy Irons reading excerpts from Powell and screenwriter Emeric Pressburger’s novelization of The Red Shoes and the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale “The Red Shoes”Publicity stills and behind-the-scenes photosGallery of memorabilia from Scorsese’s collectionThe “Red Shoes” Sketches, a 1948 animated film of Hein Heckroth’s painted storyboards, with the Red Shoes ballet as an alternate angleTrailerEnglish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearingPLUS: An essay by critic David Ehrenstein and a description of the restoration by UCLA film archivist Robert Gitt Review: One of cinema's greatest masterpieces looks phenomenal in 4K! - An absolute classic! This is what movie-making is all about! Wow! Criterion has done a superlative, truly inspired job creating an absolutely glorious looking 4K Blu-ray of Powell and Pressberger's greatest masterpiece "The Red Shoes". Martin Scorcese says this is his all-time favorite film and I can see why. It's certainly among my own very few all-time favorites as well. The BFI puts it near the very top of their list of all-time greatest British films ever made too. The Red Shoes is one of the most stunningly original and innovative films in the history of cinema. It was made in a truly masterful fashion by The Archers (who's films are always credited as "Written, produced & directed by Michael Powell & Emeric Pressberger"). This was a filmmaking team who endeavored to create movies unlike anything anyone had ever seen before, and "The Red Shoes" stands as their greatest achievement. The Technicolor in this 4K presentation is off-the-charts magnificent, the cinematography is breathtaking, the music is phenomenal, the acting is beyond compare, the script is absolutely extraordinary, the directing is inspired--films simply don't get any better than this amazingly powerful and gloriously beautiful movie! This is one of the greatest classic British films ever made (listed by the British Film Institute along with other British masterpieces such as Lawrence of Arabia, Kind Hearts and Coronets and The Bridge on the River Kwai) and this Criterion 4K Blu-ray version does it justice in every conceivable way. If you've never seen The Red Shoes, prepare yourself to see something truly special that will be one of the most unforgettable viewing experiences of your life. If you already know what an incredible movie "The Red Shoes" is, prepare to see it more magnificently presented than you could have ever imagined on this amazing looking 4K Blu-ray from Criterion. This is one mind-blowingly impressive disc of one of the most brilliant movies ever made! I couldn't possibly recommend it more highly! If you love truly great films, you absolutely MUST own this amazing disc! Criterion has done it again, and this time they've done it in stunningly beautiful 4K! An absolutely phenomenal disc! Review: You Will Enjoy It Even If You Don't Like Ballet - I'm not into ballet, but I love musicals. This film I love very much precisely because of its music. And yet, the plot was also enticing. There is Vicky Page, a ballerina who must dance for its own sake; Lermontov, a producer of ballet whom considers the art of dancing a religion, and Julian Craster, a talented composer. Miss Page and Mr. Craster end up working for Lermontov because of their talents. The three are able to produce "The Red Shoes," which becomes a success with the public. With this ballet production, Lermontov is more than convinced that Miss Page will be.a success and a great dancer, but at the same time, Vicky and Julian become in love, something that Lermontov considers destructive to the art of dancing. By the way, the story of "The Red Shoes" by Hans Christian Andersen, is about a ballerina who wears magical red shoes for a ball, and after the ball is over, she cannot take them off. So, she keeps dancing until she dies, never being able to free herself from them. Something similar happens in this movie. Vicky plays the role of the victim from the fairy tale as her love for Julian collides with Lermontov's artistic dogmatism. Two views of art collide: Craster's view that art is an inspiration provided by human experience, and Lermontov's view that art is above human experience and human nature, something that must be ignored. The ending is as tragic as the fairy tale, but it is a beautiful tragedy to be remembered (like Romeo and Juliet). This film is also beautifully restored, and I strongly believe that even if you are not a ballet fan, you will enjoy every minute of this film, including the 15 or 20 minutes of the presentation of the ballet "The Red Shoes." ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B09GCL6WNQ | | Actors | Albert Bassermann, Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann | | Best Sellers Rank | #7,106 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #906 in Drama Blu-ray Discs | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (640) | | Director | Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell | | Item model number | T-LUCOOK | | MPAA rating | NR (Not Rated) | | Media Format | 4K, Blu-ray | | Number of discs | 2 | | Package Dimensions | 6.65 x 5.31 x 0.51 inches; 4.55 ounces | | Release date | December 14, 2021 | | Studio | The Criterion Collection | ## Product Details - **Format:** 4K, Blu-ray - **Genre:** Drama, Musicals & Performing Arts/Musicals/General - **Language:** English - **Number Of Discs:** 2 ## Images ![The Red Shoes (The Criterion Collection) [4K UHD] - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61aMiq+8glL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of cinema's greatest masterpieces looks phenomenal in 4K! *by R***R on February 15, 2017* An absolute classic! This is what movie-making is all about! Wow! Criterion has done a superlative, truly inspired job creating an absolutely glorious looking 4K Blu-ray of Powell and Pressberger's greatest masterpiece "The Red Shoes". Martin Scorcese says this is his all-time favorite film and I can see why. It's certainly among my own very few all-time favorites as well. The BFI puts it near the very top of their list of all-time greatest British films ever made too. The Red Shoes is one of the most stunningly original and innovative films in the history of cinema. It was made in a truly masterful fashion by The Archers (who's films are always credited as "Written, produced & directed by Michael Powell & Emeric Pressberger"). This was a filmmaking team who endeavored to create movies unlike anything anyone had ever seen before, and "The Red Shoes" stands as their greatest achievement. The Technicolor in this 4K presentation is off-the-charts magnificent, the cinematography is breathtaking, the music is phenomenal, the acting is beyond compare, the script is absolutely extraordinary, the directing is inspired--films simply don't get any better than this amazingly powerful and gloriously beautiful movie! This is one of the greatest classic British films ever made (listed by the British Film Institute along with other British masterpieces such as Lawrence of Arabia, Kind Hearts and Coronets and The Bridge on the River Kwai) and this Criterion 4K Blu-ray version does it justice in every conceivable way. If you've never seen The Red Shoes, prepare yourself to see something truly special that will be one of the most unforgettable viewing experiences of your life. If you already know what an incredible movie "The Red Shoes" is, prepare to see it more magnificently presented than you could have ever imagined on this amazing looking 4K Blu-ray from Criterion. This is one mind-blowingly impressive disc of one of the most brilliant movies ever made! I couldn't possibly recommend it more highly! If you love truly great films, you absolutely MUST own this amazing disc! Criterion has done it again, and this time they've done it in stunningly beautiful 4K! An absolutely phenomenal disc! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ You Will Enjoy It Even If You Don't Like Ballet *by E***Z on March 4, 2012* I'm not into ballet, but I love musicals. This film I love very much precisely because of its music. And yet, the plot was also enticing. There is Vicky Page, a ballerina who must dance for its own sake; Lermontov, a producer of ballet whom considers the art of dancing a religion, and Julian Craster, a talented composer. Miss Page and Mr. Craster end up working for Lermontov because of their talents. The three are able to produce "The Red Shoes," which becomes a success with the public. With this ballet production, Lermontov is more than convinced that Miss Page will be.a success and a great dancer, but at the same time, Vicky and Julian become in love, something that Lermontov considers destructive to the art of dancing. By the way, the story of "The Red Shoes" by Hans Christian Andersen, is about a ballerina who wears magical red shoes for a ball, and after the ball is over, she cannot take them off. So, she keeps dancing until she dies, never being able to free herself from them. Something similar happens in this movie. Vicky plays the role of the victim from the fairy tale as her love for Julian collides with Lermontov's artistic dogmatism. Two views of art collide: Craster's view that art is an inspiration provided by human experience, and Lermontov's view that art is above human experience and human nature, something that must be ignored. The ending is as tragic as the fairy tale, but it is a beautiful tragedy to be remembered (like Romeo and Juliet). This film is also beautifully restored, and I strongly believe that even if you are not a ballet fan, you will enjoy every minute of this film, including the 15 or 20 minutes of the presentation of the ballet "The Red Shoes." ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ CLASSIC Film - Absolutely CLASSIC :-) *by A***L on February 14, 2024* The Red Shoes is eerily, mermerizingly CLASSIC in every way....... The visuals and COLORS of the film are not to be believed..... it is truly eerie..... I don't know anything about cinematography or types of film used to make movies, but there was something VERY VERY DIFFERENT back in 1948 when this film was made and it is heartrending because it adds so much EMOTION to every scene...... you will not believe that you are watching a film made 76 years ago..... 76!!!!!!! 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