The Red Shoes

Plots: A young ballet dancer is torn between the man she loves and her pursuit to become a prima ballerina. Under the authoritarian rule of charismatic ballet impressario Boris Lermontov, his proteges realize the full promise of their talents, but at a price: utter devotion to their art and complete loyalty to Lermontov himself. Under his near-obsessive guidance, young ballerina Victoria Page is poised for superstardom, but earns Lermontov’s scorn when she falls in love with Julian Craster, composer of “The Red Shoes,” the ballet Lermontov is staging to showcase her talents. Vicky leaves the company and marries Craster, but still finds herself torn between Lermontov’s demands and those of her heart. Victoria Page dreams of being a ballerina and thanks to her aunt gets an opportunity to dance for the great Boris Lermontov whose eponymous ballet company is world renown. Lermontov is a difficult taskmaster always demanding perfection and complete loyalty to himself and the art of dance. When the prima ballerina decides to marry Lermontov dismisses her for her lack of dedication but it gives Victoria her chance as he puts her in a new ballet, The Red Shoes, with a score from a rising composer, Julian Craster. Over time, Julian and Victoria fall in love and marry and again, Lermontov banishes her. When she returns for a visit, Lermontov forces her to make an impossible decision and tragedy ensues.