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Title: Ballet Shoes (TV Movie 2007)
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| 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 | |
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Heather Nicol | ... | Winifred Bagnall |
| Mary Stockley | ... | Miss Jay | |
| Teresa Churcher | ... | Clara | |
| Skye Bennett | ... | Young Sylvia | |
Pauline, Petrova, and Posy Fossil live with Sylvia Brown, their guardian. Money is tight and as the story opens, three boarders - a garage owner, a retired English professor, and a dance teacher - come to stay. Theo Dane, the dance teacher, has the girls accepted at her school by the formidable Madame, and the three go on the stage to help raise money. Each discovers her talents - Pauline as an actress, Petrova in fixing engines, and Posy as a dancer. Written by Hilary Caws-Elwitt
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Noel Streatfeild's book 'Ballet Shoes' was read by nearly every English girl who is now a woman over fifty. It was filmed in 1975 and here it is again. If you don't mind the fact that the plot will not stand a close examination (one character disappears for twelve years without explanation, before returning, but no one finds that odd), and if you are willing to watch a film for its fairtytale qualities and sparkle, then you will find this most enjoyable and well done. Most viewers will be female, either women delightfully reminiscing, or young girls still innocent enough to dream (if there are any left who are not already binge-drinking and having sex at the age of ten). Heidi Thomas's script doesn't even try to make sense of the implausible plot, but just gets on with the fun. The film has been very well directed by Sandra Goldbacher, now we hope rescued from the world of television advertising. The story concerns three orphan girls living in a big house whose owner is absent. They are played with tremendous youthful energy and verve by Emma Watson, Yasmin Paige, and Lucy Boynton. They are 'running out of money' and cannot afford dresses, despite the fact that they live in a huge mansion (see page 94), but let's not worry about that inconsistency. One wants to act, one wants to be a ballet dancer, and one wants to be an airplane pilot. Well, why not? They struggle and have vicissitudes, as one must do to succeed, and manage to earn enough money to keep the bailiffs from the door. They are looked after by Emilia Fox, who coughs and becomes increasingly frail and wan but never quite gets the TB that is hinted at, and she falls in love, and is broken-hearted and desolate, but ... well, I ain't sayin' what happens there. Comedienne Victoria Wood is a kind of super-nanny to all, showing her warm heart straight off the AGA, Richard Griffiths is as jolly as ever when he is around, and that is very jolly indeed. Everybody has a great time, and so do we.