Film Forum has paired a new print of "The Red Shoes" - the most famous of all dance movies - with "La Danse." And what a pairing it is! I'd never seen "The Red Shoes" before, so was unprepared for its wit, its beauty, its passion, and its heartbreak! There's also something incredibly fresh about it - in its path-breaking use of color, and in the remarkable freshness of Moira Shearer. And what an argument it is for the power of film to complete the live performing arts...
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Art film
Film Forum has paired a new print of "The Red Shoes" - the most famous of all dance movies - with "La Danse." And what a pairing it is! I'd never seen "The Red Shoes" before, so was unprepared for its wit, its beauty, its passion, and its heartbreak! There's also something incredibly fresh about it - in its path-breaking use of color, and in the remarkable freshness of Moira Shearer. And what an argument it is for the power of film to complete the live performing arts...