The Red Shoes, Scourge of America's Youth
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The Red Shoes, Scourge of America's Youth

By Jeremy M. Barker
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Much like Joe Camel and smoking, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's 1948 film The Red Shoes has corrupted generations of young people by giving them the idea to become dancers. The romance! The beauty! The ruined bodies, lack of steady pay, and short career that leaves you with few options other than to become a yoga instructor! Well, I may be being hyperbolic (actually I'm not), but whatever the case, the film's a gorgeous classic, wrapping the story of a young ballerina making it big around Hans Christian Anderson's fairy tale about an enchanted pair of ballet slippers. There are three more chances to see it this week at the Northwest Film Forum--if you can get tickets at the door. They're sold out online.

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