The Red Shoes Friday, October 11, 2024 7 p.m.-9:15 p.m.
Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen, this iconic melodrama focuses on Victoria Page (dancer Moira Shearer in her first film role), a young ballerina cast by obsessive Russian impresario Lermontov (Anton Walbrook) to star in his ballet The Red Shoes. Like her character, she is irresistibly drawn to dancing, but her life becomes torn between love and art. Shot in glorious Technicolor, The Red Shoes—from legendary filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger—won Oscars for art direction and music.
Tickets
- Available soon!
- $9 general admission, $2 discount for MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+)
Plan Your Visit
- This screening takes place in Brown Auditorium Theater on the lower level of the Law Building.
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Underwriting for the Film Department is provided by Tenaris, The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation, and the Vaughn Foundation.
Generous funding is provided by The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea; Nina and Michael Zilkha; Foundation for Independent Media Arts; Franci Neely; Carrin Patman and Jim Derrick; Ms. Laurence Unger; L'Alliance Française de Houston; and ILEX Foundation.
The Red Shoes
Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
(UK, 1948, 135 minutes, in English)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digital