The Red Shoes

 

Year: 1948

Time: 134 min.

 

Series: The Criterion Collection

Edition #: 44

Release Date: Tuesday, 20 July 2010

MSRP: $39.95

 

Blu-ray

1 Disc

1.33:1

English PCM Mono 1.0

Region A

 

 Introductory restoration demonstration with filmmaker Martin Scorsese   Audio commentary by film historian Ian Christie, featuring interviews with stars Marius Goring and Moira Shearer, cinematographer Jack Cardiff, composer Brian Easdale, and Martin Scorsese   Profile of “The Red Shoes,” a documentary on the making of the film, featuring interviews with members of the production team   Video interview with director Michael Powell’s widow, Thelma Schonmaker Powell, from the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, in which she discusses Powell, the film, and the restoration   Audio recording of actor Jeremy Irons reading excerpts from Powell and Pressburger   Collection of rare publicity stills and behind-the-scenes photos   Gallery of items from Scorsese’s personal collection of The Red Shoes memorabilia   The “Red Shoes” Sketches, an animated film of Hein Heckroth’s painted storyboards, with the Red Shoes ballet as an alternate angle   Theatrical trailer   A booklet featuring a new essay by critic David Ehrenstein and a description of the restoration by UCLA film archivist Robert Gitt