Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, 1948, 133 min., new 35mm print
Phyllis Wattis Theater
A Technicolor classic based on Hans Christian Andersen's tale of magic ballet slippers whose wearer cannot stop dancing, The Red Shoes tracks a ballerina's rise to the lead role in a ballet version of the well-known story. As Powell noted of the film's role in a post–World War II free world, "For 10 years we had all been told to go out and die for freedom and democracy; but now the war was over, The Red Shoes told us to go out and die for art." This new 35mm print debuted at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.
$5 general; free for SFMOMA members or with museum admission.
