Lexi wrote:
Maybe they'll release it as a Christmas present to all of us!
Oh, I would love it
My apologies for the extra long post again ...
BTW. Do any of you remember the ballet scene in the video ?
I made a little resarch('just for fun' as I like to find out all the sources sometimes) on 'The Red Shoes' for the possible origins (along British film producer
J Arthur Rank, of course it's just my personal interpretation of the source
)
"The Red Shoes" (Danish: De røde sko) is a fairy tale by Danish poet and author
Hans Christian Andersen first published by C.A. Reitzel in Copenhagen 7 April 1845 in New Fairy Tales.
And is this the ultimate origin of The Red Shoes? (in my opinion it is
)
Quoting: ''Background
Andersen explained the origins of the story in an incident he witnessed as a small child. By his report, his father was sent a piece of red silk by a rich lady customer, to make a pair of dancing slippers for her daughter. Using red leather along with the silk, he worked very carefully on the shoes, only to have the rich lady tell him they were trash. She said he had done nothing but spoil her silk. "In that case," he said, "I may as well spoil my leather too," and he cut up the shoes in front of her''
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Shoes_(fairy_tale)
Finally I decided to include reference to the film as well:
''The Red Shoes is a 1948 British feature film about ballet. The film tells the story of a young ballerina who joins an established ballet company and becomes the lead dancer in a new ballet called "The Red Shoes", based on the fairy tale. Her desire to dance conflicts with her need for love and a traditional life as a wife and mother, ultimately leading to her suicide.''
Any comments?
Is it really James T who's sweeping the floor? I think that boy is a bit thinner and shorter.
