The Red Shoes (1948)
Directed by: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Starring: Moira Shearer, Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring
Rated: NR (Suggested PG for Mild Thematic Elements)
Running Time: 2 h 15 m
TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Story, Cinematography, Production Design, Music, Characters
WEAKNESSES: -
A young ballet dancer is torn between the man she loves and her pursuit to become a prima ballerina.
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A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
Directed by: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Starring: David Niven, Kim Hunter, Robert Coote, Kathleen Byron, Richard Attenborough, Marius Goring, Roger Livesey
Rated: PG
Running Time: 1 h 44 m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Concept, Production Design, Special Effects, Humor, Themes
WEAKNESSES: Pacing
After a British pilot miraculously survives jumping from his plane without a parachute, all the powers of heaven convene for a court case to see if he should be allowed to live.
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