A young étoile is torn between her domestic love for a musician her age and her obsessive dedication to ballet, impersonated by the Mephistophelian creator of ballets who discovered her. Moira Shearer and Anton Walbrook present an essence of ballet in the most blazing melodrama by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. At the center, the ballet sequence inspired by Andersen’s fairy tale and exceptional art direction.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 2 hr. 14 min.
- Country, year
- United Kingdom, 1948
- Genre
- Drama, Romance, Musical
- Language
- English, French, Russian
- Subtitles
- English, Lithuanian
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
- Screenplay
- Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
- Producers
- Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
- Cinematography
- Jack Cardiff
- Music
- Brian Easdale
- Cast
- Moira Shearer, Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- Best Original Score, Best Art Direction
Director
Michael Powell
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Director
Emeric Pressburger
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