"The Red Shoes is visually one of the most innovative and beautiful works of cinema ever created." [Park Circus] Join us as we kick off the 2025 Essential Arthouse series with the dazzling 1948 Best Picture nominee The Red Shoes screening Wednesday January 15 at 7p. You won't want to miss this one on the big screen at Moxie Cinema.
The Essential Arthouse series is Free for Members.
The Red Shoes the singular fantasia from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger is cinema’s quintessential backstage drama as well as one of the most glorious Technicolor feasts ever concocted for the screen. Moira Shearer is a rising star ballerina torn between an idealistic composer and a ruthless impresario intent on perfection. Featuring outstanding performances blazingly beautiful cinematography by Jack Cardiff Oscar-winning sets and music and an unforgettable hallucinatory central dance sequence this beloved classic dazzlingly restored stands as an enthralling tribute to the life of the artist. [Criterion]
Starring: Moira Shearer Anton Walbrook Marius Goring
Director(s): Michael Powell Emeric Pressburger
Genre: Drama Romance Dance
NR 133 min.
Stories That Changed Film Forever: Essential Arthouse 2025 Lineup
January 15: The Red Shoes (1948)
February 19: Daughters of the Dust (1991)
March 19: Vagabond (1985)
April 16: Chungking Express (1994)
May 21: The Color of Pomegranates (1969)
June 18: My Own Private Idaho (1991)
July 16: Persona (1966)
August 20: La haine (1995)
September 17: Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
October 15: Onibaba (1964)
November 19: The 400 Blows (1959)
December 17: La Strada (1954)
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Moxie Cinema, 305 S Campbell Ave #101, Springfield, MO 65806, United States
