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Release Date:
26 December 2007 (UK) moreTagline:
Dreams do come true...Plot:
The story of three orphan girls (Pauline, Petrova, and Posy), adopted by an eccentric explorer, Great Uncle Matthew, and his niece Sylvia, in 1930s London. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins moreNewsDesk:
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Charming and well acted, if not strictly true to the book! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Emilia Fox | ... | Sylvia Brown | |
| Victoria Wood | ... | Nana | |
| Emma Watson | ... | Pauline Fossil | |
| Yasmin Paige | ... | Petrova Fossil | |
| Lucy Boynton | ... | Posy Fossil | |
| Richard Griffiths | ... | Great Uncle Matthew | |
| Marc Warren | ... | Mr. Simpson | |
| Lucy Cohu | ... | Theo Dane | |
| Gemma Jones | ... | Dr. Jakes | |
| Harriet Walter | ... | Dr. Smith | |
| Eileen Atkins | ... | Madame Fidolia | |
| Heather Nicol | ... | Winifred | |
| Mary Stockley | ... | Miss Jay | |
| Teresa Churcher | ... | Clara | |
| Skye Bennett | ... | Young Sylvia |
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Rated PG for smoking.Parents Guide:
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90 min | UK:180 minCountry:
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Was originally made for as a English TV-Movie, and aired on English Television in Christmas 2007, but got a theatrical release in the states. moreQuotes:
[Miss Jay meets Pauline and Winifred after their Alice auditions]Miss Jay: Well done, you two. Right, Pauline is to play Alice
[pauses as girls gasp]
Miss Jay: and Winifred is to be engaged as understudy.
Pauline Fossil: [starts to say] What?
Winifred: [interrupts] When I finished my dance, people clapped! Nobody clapped her, there was just silence!
Miss Jay: Dance is important, but Pauline looks right for Alice.
Winifred: She looks right for everything, she always will!
[looks at Pauline and murmurs]
Winifred: Pretty face... blonde hair...
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I will confess I haven't read the book for a while, but I do remember it was a wonderful read, with great characters and a sweet story. The TV adaptation was just as charming as the book. The only real thing that undermines it is the changes to the story, so some scenes didn't seem as developed as others, though I will say I am not the sort of person who criticises a film or TV drama on its unfaithfulness to the source material. The adaptation does look lovely, with some stunning costumes and some nice locations. The direction mayn't be the best ever in a TV drama, but I have seen worse in films alone. Remember the incompetent direction in that abomination Home Alone 4? Anyway, back to Ballet Shoes; I thought the acting was excellent. Emma Watson, Yasmin Page and Lucy Boynton are very charming as three ambitious young girls, and they are solidly supported by Emilia Fox(the actress Joanna David's daughter), Gemma Jones, Eileen Atkins and Harriet Walter, and even Richard Griffiths is subdued to a secondary role. The actors are aided by a well written script, and some bits are even touching; I did feel sorry for Petrova when her dancing mentor had a stroke during the ballet performance. I thought that Ballet Shoes was a charming adaptation of an excellent book, but I don't think it is the best TV drama ever made; one truly remarkable TV drama of recent times that does spring to mind is the recent Occupation. 9/10 Bethany Cox.