Advantages: Keeps close to the book, some good performances Disadvantages: Only minor ones
...loved Noel Streatfield's books and Ballet Shoes was top of my list of favourites. When I saw that it was being televised over Christmas, I made a beeline for it. However, it is often hard to watch the translation of a loved book onto the screen; so often it does not meet expectations. Knowing that Emma Watson (who plays Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter movies) was playing Pauline concerned me a little - she has become so type-cast and I was worried ... ...quality period drama with a ballet theme, and/or a nostalgic reminder of your childhood, then you will probably like this. I am delighted to see that it will be available on DVD from 7 January - I have already pre-ordered a copy. It costs £10.99 (including delivery) from play.com
Classification: PG
Running time: 90 minutes ...
sunmeilan 03.01.2008
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Advantages: Good acting by Yasmin and Lucy Disadvantages: Badish acting by Emma
Ballet Shoes is a beautiful version of the best selling book by Noel Streatfeild . It is a BBC version, and here is what I think.
Story: The story is obviously the same as in the book, which I think is beautiful. It shows courage, and maturity in the 3 girls. However, I would be aware that in the film, the youngest girl runs away to join the ballet, and when she comes back is not really told off, so just make sure that any parents with young children ... ...they more more that a ballet dancers legs. Yasmin Paige was just phenominall! I personally adore this girl and think that she is not credited enough. She has natural and raw talent and is a very grounded person. Lucy Boynton (a natural brunette) had to go red for this role. And her performance was outstanding. The cheeky little James Allens Girls school pupil outshon her fellow actors, however, maybe it was due to that shocking red hair.
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moonaboo 30.05.2008
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...Set in 1930s London, Ballet Shoes tells the inspiring tale of Pauline (Emma Watson), Petrova (Yasmin Paige) and Posy Fossil (Lucy Boynton), who are adopted by an eccentric explorer, "Gum" (Richard Griffiths), and raised as sisters by his selfless niece (Emilia Fox) and her nurse (Victoria Wood). Each of the girls has a dream to fulfil; Pauline longs to be an actress, Petrova yearns to be an aviator, and Posy seems born to be a ballerina.
But when ...
Aidannnn 09.01.2008
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Advantages: Amazing acting, increadable story Disadvantages: none
...and desperatly wants to become a pilot. Posy is the youngest of the three and the most selfish. When her mum left her on the Doorstep of her foster fathers house she was left with a pair of ballet shoes so desperatly wants to dance and be like her mother. ...
charliee-1-2-3 15.01.2009
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We three Fossils vow to put our name in the history books because it is ours and ours ... more
alone and nobody can say it's because of our grandfathers With these words three orphans embark on an exhilarating journey through the world of show business. ...
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