The Red Shoes

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(1948, Michael Powell, Emeric Pressberger)
Magical movie about the aspiration to create. It’s also beautifully filmed and imaginative throughout.
As for the story, this picture drips with overboard dramatics. For example, the following scene between Boris Lermontov (Anton Walbrook), the worldly ballet director, and ballerina Victoria Page (Moira Shearer):
Lermontov: Why do you want to dance?
Victoria: Why do [...]