The Red Shoes
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United Kingdom · 1948
2h 13m
Director Michael Powell
Starring Moira Shearer, Adolf Wohlbrück, Marius Goring, Léonide Massine
Genre Drama, Romance
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In this classic drama, Vicky Page is an aspiring ballerina torn between her dedication to dance and her desire to love. While her instructor, Boris Lermontov, urges her to forget anything but ballet, Vicky begins to fall for the charming young composer Julian Craster.
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