The Red Shoes - Pamela Hutchinson (BFI Film Classics) Television Intense and bleakly atmospheric war/anti-war

Intense and bleakly atmospheric war/anti-war film with excellent performances

Crime thriller offering a critique of Iranian society and featuring a compelling central performance

Atmospheric

snow-swept frontier

Agnes Varda short and more

The Red Shoes - Pamela Hutchinson (BFI Film Classics) Television Intense and bleakly atmospheric war/anti-war'The Red Shoes' by Pamela Hutchinson (BFI Film Classics paperback 112 pages) Pamela Hutchinson's study of 'The Red Shoes' examines its breathtaking use of Technicolour, music, choreography, editing and art direction at the zenith of Powell and Pressburger's capacity for 'composed cinema'. Through a close reading of key scenes, particularly the film's famous extended ballet sequence, she considers the unconventional use of ballet as uncanny spectacle