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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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Indie Spotlight: New Releases for August 29 (From Cinematical. 29 August 2008, 9:03 AM, PDT)
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TV films like this should really be more well-known. more (21 total)Cast
(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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1.78 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Emilia Fox plays the part of Sylvia Brown in this adaptation. Emilia's mother, Joanna David, played the part of Theo Danes in the 1975 BBC adaptation of the same story. 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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This is a TV film based on the book Ballet Shoes. It is about three adopted girls just after the First World War who all have different ambitions for the future.
This may come as a shocking statement to some, but I think this deserved to be in the cinemas just as much as Spiderman 3, Enchanted and that sort of thing. I like those films as well of course, but this is really something.
I like this for the brilliant acting from Emma Watson etc, the similarity to the Noel Streatfield book, a lot of the humour and the end of the story, it is one of my favourite parts of the film. It may miss bits out from the book, but those bits are the unnecessary parts and the parts left in are well-chosen. I cannot properly explain how and why I like this (the previous part of the paragraph was not totally what I meant), but I just recommend it to anyone who likes the book and people who like Emma Watson.
At the very beginning of the film, a young girl with no surviving relatives other than her uncle, goes to live with him in his huge house of fossils. Her life becomes happier, but it soon turns out to be hard work again when on his travels around the world, the uncle sends her three baby girls. These girls grow up to have bright personalities and mixed interests and talents.
Enjoy "Ballet Shoes"! :-)