A movie that influenced so many filmmakers over the decades.
May 2, 2024
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Idk about most, but most recent it's this. I don't know how or in what way it inspired me. It just slapped me and walked away and I've been thinking about it ever since.
Jan 16, 2025
A woman once said “I don‘t give a fuck about The Red Shoes” and to be honest with you, I disagree! It has romance, adventure, technicolor, fairytale energy, and a dream ballet sequence. Will watch any time any day 🩰
Feb 3, 2024
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I'd been hearing about THE RED SHOES for years and never got round to watching it - the picture of Moira Shearer staring, wild-eyed, and so intense, at the camera was captivating and it was always on my radar for that reason. Finally, towards the end of last year, I watched it, and JESUS. It is without doubt one of the best films I have ever seen. Despite being shot in the 40s, it feels so contemporary - the colour, the camera movement - and you can feel its DNA all over so many of the films that came after it. It's also the reason Martin Scorsese wanted to be a filmmaker - he was obsessed by it as a nine year old; it's why he uses red so much. It is, unquestionably, required viewing. It also really disturbs the idea that British cinema is all kitchen sink realism. I love the vision, the ambition. As a British filmmaker myself, I love that this makes me feel seen in our cinematic history.
Jan 19, 2024
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May 4, 2024
Fantastic pre-Code Hollywood flick from Ernst Lubitsch.
Has a female lead with agency and is about a thruple.
May 2, 2024
This film follows a seven-year-old child as they hang out at their grandfather's home all day. The adults are planning a big party for the child's father. Why this party is happening and the child processing this will leave you in tears. It's also an achingly beautiful film, thematically and visually. Really captures the feel of being a kid and feeling lost in the little details of the world.
May 4, 2024