The Red Shoes
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The Red Shoes is a landmark 1948 British ballet film renowned for its vivid Technicolor visuals and its tragic story of artistic obsession, directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Red Shoes canonical | 12 |
| The Red Shoes (1948 film) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Red Shoes Context triple: [Two Cities Films, produced, The Red Shoes]
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A.
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes is a classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a vain girl whose obsession with a pair of enchanted red shoes leads to a tragic and moralistic downfall.
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B.
National Velvet
National Velvet is a classic 1944 family sports drama film about a young girl and her horse competing in the Grand National steeplechase.
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C.
The White Ballet
The White Ballet is a painting by American Ashcan School artist Everett Shinn that captures an intimate, atmospheric view of a ballet performance.
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D.
Finian's Rainbow
Finian's Rainbow is a 1968 musical fantasy film, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and based on the Broadway stage musical, known for blending romance, satire, and social commentary with song and dance.
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E.
Angel Pavement
Angel Pavement is a 1930 novel by English writer J. B. Priestley that portrays the lives and struggles of office workers in interwar London with sharp social observation and humor.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Red Shoes Target entity description: The Red Shoes is a landmark 1948 British ballet film renowned for its vivid Technicolor visuals and its tragic story of artistic obsession, directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
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A.
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes is a classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a vain girl whose obsession with a pair of enchanted red shoes leads to a tragic and moralistic downfall.
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B.
National Velvet
National Velvet is a classic 1944 family sports drama film about a young girl and her horse competing in the Grand National steeplechase.
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C.
The White Ballet
The White Ballet is a painting by American Ashcan School artist Everett Shinn that captures an intimate, atmospheric view of a ballet performance.
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D.
Finian's Rainbow
Finian's Rainbow is a 1968 musical fantasy film, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and based on the Broadway stage musical, known for blending romance, satire, and social commentary with song and dance.
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E.
Angel Pavement
Angel Pavement is a 1930 novel by English writer J. B. Priestley that portrays the lives and struggles of office workers in interwar London with sharp social observation and humor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet film
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film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy | Hein Heckroth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
NERFINISHED
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Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Red Shoes by Hans Christian Andersen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Boris Lermontov
NERFINISHED
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Julian Craster NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria Page NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Jack Cardiff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy | Hein Heckroth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director |
Emeric Pressburger
NERFINISHED
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Michael Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
Eagle-Lion Films
NERFINISHED
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General Film Distributors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Reginald Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
ballet film
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dance film ⓘ drama film ⓘ romantic film ⓘ |
| includedInList |
BFI Top 100 British films
NERFINISHED
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Time magazine All-TIME 100 Movies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | fairy tale The Red Shoes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Brian Easdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
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Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extended ballet sequence
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influence on later dance films ⓘ vivid Technicolor cinematography ⓘ |
| producer |
Emeric Pressburger
NERFINISHED
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Michael Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | The Archers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1948-09-06 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| restoredIn | 2009 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 133 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Emeric Pressburger
NERFINISHED
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Michael Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Monte Carlo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Anton Walbrook
NERFINISHED
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Léonide Massine NERFINISHED ⓘ Marius Goring NERFINISHED ⓘ Moira Shearer NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Helpmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
artistic obsession
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conflict between love and career ⓘ sacrifice for art ⓘ |
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Referenced by (14)
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The Red Shoes (1948 film)
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The Red Shoes (1948 film)