Ballet Shoes
Adopted by an eccentric explorer (Richard Griffiths), three orphans (Emma Watson, Yasmin Paige, Lucy Boynton) struggle to fulfill their ambitious dreams, Pauline as an actress, Petrova in fixing engines, and Posy as a dancer, in 1930s London.
20 March 1967, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK
16 October 1936, London, England, UK
4 December 1942, Marylebone, London, England, UK
June 22, 1975 in London, England, UK
15 April 1990, Paris, France
16 June 1934, Clapton, London, England, UK
January1994, New York City, New York, USA
7 December 1957, Selkirk, Scotland, UK
19 May 1953, Prestwich, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
31 July 1947, Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, UK
August 29, 2008
While watching 'Ballet Shoes,' I felt like a time machine had transported me to London in the 1930s, then set me in the midst of this wonderful humanistic story.
July 29, 2008
[A] lovely, honest film about the hopes and dreams of... young women...
December 12, 2008
There are plenty of pleasures in this involving and uplifting tale which the young protagonists aspire to be actors, aviators and ballerinas
August 28, 2008
It's a caloric helping of melodrama, but it's rendered effective by the exceptional performances and observant direction by the vastly talented Sandra Goldbacher.
September 23, 2010
Sisters learn value of love, work, and sacrifice.
