Description: This is a rare four-page advertising herald (flyer) promoting the 1948 motion picture classic "THE RED SHOES", a British feature film about ballet, written, directed and produced by the team of MICHAEL POWELL and EMERIC PRESSBURGER, known collectively as The Archers. The movie employs the story within a story device, being about a young ballerina who joins an established ballet company and becomes the lead dancer in a new ballet called The Red Shoes, itself based on the fairy tale, "The Red Shoes" by Hans Christian Andersen. The film stars MOIRA SHEARER, ANTON WALBROOK and MARIUS GORING and features ROBERT HELPMANN, LEONIDE MASSINE and LUDMILLA TCHERINA, renowned dancers from the ballet world, as well as ESMOND KNIGHT and ALBERT BASSERMAN. It has original music by BRIAN EASDALE and cinematography by JACK CARDIFF, and is well regarded for its creative use of Technicolor. Filmmakers such as Brian DePalma and Martin Scorsese have named it one of their all time favorite films. Although loosely based on the Andersen story, it was also said to have been inspired by the real-life meeting of Sergei Diaghilev with the British ballerina Diana Gould. Diaghilev asked her to join his company, but he died before she could do so. Diana Gould later became the second wife of Yehudi Menuhin. (Reprinted in part from Wikipedia.) ..... DETAILS: The four page herald measures 10 1/4" X 8 1/8" inches (when opened) and includes production credits, promotional text and several photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a light vertical crease, this rare flyer is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any classic film aficionado or historian. These items will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
Price: 29.99 USD
Location: Cannon Beach, Oregon
End Time: 2024-02-18T03:24:04.000Z
Shipping Cost: 3.95 USD
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