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“The Red Shoes” is the singularly most messed-up fairy tale in Hans Christian Andersen’s oeuvre; reading it as a 5-year-old is a pretty horrifying experience that will not only stunt any inclination toward shoe hoarding, but also burn into your head a long-lasting image of a pair of bright red kicks. That same image inspired a film by British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, who employed a Technicolor process (via cinematographer Jack Cardiff) that gives those red shoes an almost nightmarish intensity. The Red Shoes adapts the fairy tale into a story of a ballet, and adds elements of artistic struggle, brilliant choreography and unparalleled cinematography for a feast of a film that will stir and unsettle long after the images have stopped coming. Don’t miss the beautiful 35mm edition of the classic 1948 movie at the Texas Theatre (231 W. Jefferson Blvd.) at 8 p.m. Saturday. Immediately preceding the performance, the Dallas Neo-Classical Ballet will perform four new works; tickets are $15 at thetexastheatre.com.
Sat., March 21, 8 p.m., 2015
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