44 - The Red Shoes

[captainofbeef]

- New digital transfer supervised by director of photography Jack Cardiff
- Audio commentary by film historian Ian Christie, featuring interviews with stars Marius Goring and Moira Shearer, Jack Cardiff, composer Brian Easdale, and Martin Scorsese
- Jeremy Irons reads excerpts from Powell and Pressburger’s novelization of The Red Shoes and the original Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale “The Red Shoes”
- Martin Scorsese’s collection of Red Shoes memorabilia
- A collection of rare publicity and behind-the-scenes production stills
- The Red Shoes Sketches, an animated film of Hein Heckroth’s painted storyboards, with a comparison to “The Red Shoes” ballet as an alternate angle
- Theatrical trailer
- A Powell and Pressburger filmography with film clips and stills
- English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
- Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition

[criterionmaster]

I actually didn't think this was the masterpiece I expected it to be, at times I was even bored. Maybe I didn't connect with the material but I was kinda tired while watching so I will give it another try sometime.