The Red Shoes

I may have written about this before, but oh well i don't care.
My Grandmother showed me this film when i was 4, and ever since i have thought it was the most magical, terrifying and beautiful thing i have ever seen. The shop-keeper will always be the scariest/most intriguing man on earth.
Every scene in this movie is amazing. the Ballet scenes themselves were so ahead of their times and flawless. It is highly recognised for intergrating the common trivialities that a ballet dancer would face, and the stage performance itself.
God, and the costumes! incredible!
i always loved a particular scene in the ballet performance where Robert Helpmann is somewhat a man made from newspaper.
If you don't respect the beauty of Ballet then you are a fool. It is one of the most exquisite forms of artistic expression that will ever exist. So really, it is your loss.
Perhaps watch this film or if you are lucky enough, go see the Ballet itself and maybe your views will change!

P.S i think i have always had a crush on Robert Helpmann.