I love ballet and had long wanted to see this film, but was rather disappointed with key elements. I loved the music and dance sequences, and I was quite impressed with the cinemagic, considering the tech of that era. I liked the cinematography overall as well. The characters seemed much too much like caricatures to me, and the acting was too over-the-top melodramatic for my taste. It's probably too 2020 to think this, but near the end, it would have been reasonable for the loving couple to discuss how to arrange supporting each other's careers and being there for each other, but instead she flies off the handle, and the balcony, and that was that.
Review of The Red Shoes
