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Leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond, themed across a week - insight, opinion and intellectual surprise.

The Essay: Praising Powell and Pressburger

The Essay: Praising Powell and Pressburger: Episode 1: The Red Shoes

Praising Powell and Pressburger

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Episode 1: The Red Shoes

The Red Shoes

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Deborah Bull on Powell and Pressburger's classic 1948 film The Red Shoes.

Ballerina, writer and broadcaster Deborah Bull gives a dancer's take on Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's classic 1948 film The Red Shoes, starring Moira Shearer.

Continuing the Sound of Cinema season, ballerina, writer and broadcaster Deborah Bull gives a dancer's take on Powell and Pressburger's best-known film, the 1948 classic 'The Red Shoes', starring Moira Shearer, and based on the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairytale.

Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, together known as The Archers, were one of the most influential and audacious film-makers of the 1930s and 40s. Their groundbreaking works include: 'The Red Shoes', 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp', 'A Matter of Life and Death' and 'Black Narcissus'.

Writen and read by Deborah Bull. Bull joined The Royal Ballet in 1981 and became a Principal Ballerina in 1992. After her 20-year career in ballet, she went on to become Creative Director of the Royal Opera House, as well as an author and broadcaster. She is currently Director of Cultural Partnerships at King's College, London.
Producer: Justine Willett.

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An exploration of films made by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger

An exploration of films made by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, two of the most influential film-makers of the 1930s and 40s.

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