HBO MaxThe Red Shoes (1948)
Bias Rating
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Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.6
Overview
In this classic drama, Vicky Page is an aspiring ballerina torn between her dedication to dance and her desire to love. While her imperious instructor, Boris Lermontov, urges to her to forget anything but ballet, Vicky begins to fall for the charming young composer Julian Craster. Eventually Vicky, under great emotional stress, must choose to pursue either her art or her romance, a decision that carries serious consequences.
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Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
In this classic drama, Vicky Page is an aspiring ballerina torn between her dedication to dance and her desire to love. While her imperious instructor, Boris Lermontov, urges to her to forget anything but ballet, Vicky begins to fall for the charming young composer Julian Craster. Eventually Vicky, under great emotional stress, must choose to pursue either her art or her romance, a decision that carries serious consequences.
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Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film explores the apolitical, existential conflict between artistic ambition and personal life, portraying the tragic consequences of an all-consuming passion without advocating for a specific political solution or societal structure. Its focus is on universal human dilemmas rather than ideological critiques.
The film features a traditional cast reflecting its historical context, with no intentional race or gender swaps of roles. Its narrative centers on artistic ambition and personal sacrifice, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or incorporating DEI themes.
Secondary
The Red Shoes is a classic drama centered on a ballerina's artistic ambition and her romantic relationships with a composer and a ballet impresario. The film's narrative does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or explore related themes, thus having no direct portrayal of queer identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Red Shoes (1948) is an original screenplay, not an adaptation of a story with pre-existing characters. All main characters were created for this film with the genders they are portrayed as, thus no character's gender was altered from prior canon or history.
The Red Shoes (1948) features original characters created for the film's screenplay, not adaptations of pre-existing characters with established races from source material or history. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
8.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
8.1
8.0
Critic Ratings
9.8
N/A
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