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12-06-2009 14:57 | 5976 views | Dave Foster | My Other Content

ITV have announced the UK DVD and Blu-ray Disc release of The Red Shoes on 6th July 2009. Moira Shearer stars as talented young dancer Victoria Page who finds herself torn between Julian Craster (Marius Goring) and Boris Lermontov (Anton Walbrook). Directed by Powell and Pressburger, featuring cinematography by the renowned filmmaker Jack Cardiff, The Red Shoes has received a new digital film restoration that was premiered at this year’s Cannes Classics Film Festival.

The Blu-ray Disc release is a HMV Exclusive.

Steve Gallant, Director Home Entertainment and Digital at ITV Global Entertainment said “We’re delighted to be involved in restoring and presenting Michael Powell’s brilliant and lovingly restored The Red Shoes. The launch is part of our ongoing film restoration commitment, preserving our critically acclaimed and hugely popular library of landmark British film titles in addition to re-mastering in high definition for digital re-release on Blu-ray DVD and in digital cinema as well as traditional 35mm theatrical screenings for a new generation of film lovers to enjoy”.

The Red Shoes was restored in partnership with UCLA Film & Television Archive in association with The BFI, The Film Foundation, Janus Films and ITV Global Entertainment Ltd. Restoration funding was provided by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, The Film Foundation, and the Louis B. Mayer Foundation.

The film will then be shown at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on 18 June before its Blu-ray and 2-Disc Special Edition DVD release on 6 July.

Features on both editions include:

Re-mastered film feature
A Profile of The Red Shoes
The Ballet of The Red Shoes
Cannes 09: Martin Scorsese introduction
Cannes 09: Thelma Schoonmaker
Behind the scenes gallery
Theatrical Trailer
Biographies and photo gallery of cast and crew

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#1 Posted: 12-06-2009 23:19
Michel E. Member Posts: 17	Does 'HMV exclusive' mean that only HMV will sell it, or will the BD be available from the other online retailers after a few weeks ?

#2 Posted: 14-06-2009 20:21
TheGodfather Member Posts: 372	I think that depends on what kind of deal there has been made. I own the previous dvd, but I will be getting the blu-ray. I saw some pics from a comparison between the old print and the new restored one. That looked totally amazing! can`t wait for this one. ------ Frankly, my dear, I don`t give a damn!

#3 Posted: 14-06-2009 22:21
SimonI Member Posts: 94	Worryingly it states on HMV's site "Available while stocks last."

#4 Posted: 25-06-2009 13:31
DaveF Administrator Posts: 2318	Updated list of extras. Also note the DVD now has the same extra features as the Blu-ray.

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