<p>In today&#39;s episode we&#39;re going to have a look at a couple of films made several decades apart that look at the goings-on behind the scenes in ballet companies. </p><p>In this half of the episode, we&#39;re reviewing THE RED SHOES (1948), directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. We have impresario-type behavior, composers with big egos, love triangles, and all of it rather thinly overlaid on a Hans Christian Andersen story. But that&#39;s not a bad thing, even though there&#39;s at least one sticking point where Sean and I disagree. (It&#39;s minor, but we&#39;re each staying to our own side of the street on this one.) </p><p>In Part 2 we jump into this century for a Robert Altman film. </p>

Words and Movies

Sean Gallagher & Claude Call

Reel 90a: At the Ballet, Pt.1

NOV 20, 202547 MIN
Words and Movies

Reel 90a: At the Ballet, Pt.1

NOV 20, 202547 MIN

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<p>In today&#39;s episode we&#39;re going to have a look at a couple of films made several decades apart that look at the goings-on behind the scenes in ballet companies. </p><p>In this half of the episode, we&#39;re reviewing THE RED SHOES (1948), directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. We have impresario-type behavior, composers with big egos, love triangles, and all of it rather thinly overlaid on a Hans Christian Andersen story. But that&#39;s not a bad thing, even though there&#39;s at least one sticking point where Sean and I disagree. (It&#39;s minor, but we&#39;re each staying to our own side of the street on this one.) </p><p>In Part 2 we jump into this century for a Robert Altman film. </p>