Ballet Shoes (2008)
Ambientato nella Londra degli anni ’30, Ballet Shoes racconta l’esilarante storia delle orfanelle Pauline, Petrova e Posy Fossil, adottate da un eccentrico esploratore, Gum, e cresciute come sorelle dalla nipote di lui, l’altruista Sylvia. Questa storia senza tempo ruota attorno alle sofferenze di ciascuna delle ragazze nel tentativo di raggiungere i propri sogni contro tutte le avversità: Pauline desidera essere un’attrice, Petrova vuole pilotare aeroplani, e Posy si sente nata per fare la ballerina. Ma quando Gum sparisce, e i soldi finiscono – le ragazze si trovano nel bel mezzo della battaglia della vita. I loro sforzi nel bilanciare la loro ambizione personale col bisogno di sopravvivere fisicamente, emotivamente e economicamente, alternerà senza sosta commozione e divertimento.
Direttore:
Sandra Goldbacher
Scrittore:
Heidi Thomas
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Emilia Fox as Sylvia Brown |
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Victoria Wood as Nana |
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Emma Watson as Pauline Fossil |
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Yasmin Paige as Petrova Fossil |
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Lucy Boynton as Posy Fossil |
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Marc Warren as Mr. Simpson |
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Richard Griffiths as Great Uncle Matthew |
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Lucy Cohu as Theo Dane |
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Gemma Jones as Dr. Jakes |
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Harriet Walter as Dr. Smith |
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Eileen Atkins as Madame Fidolia |
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Heather Nicol as Winifred Bagnall |
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Mary Stockley as Miss Jay |
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Teresa Churcher as Clara |
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Skye Bennett as Young Sylvia |
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Peter Bowles as Sir Donald Houghton |
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Don Gallagher as Mr. French |
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Emma Darwall Smith as Titania |
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Isabella Parriss as Cobweb |
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Adrian Lester as Mr. Sholsky |
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Tim Wallers as Mr. Montague |
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Gresby Nash as Leopold Neville |
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Ebe Sievwright as Valentin Manoff |
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Ruth Brill as Featured Dancer |
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Natasha Mould as Featured Dancer |
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Jack Thorpe-Baker as Featured Dancer |
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Jade Longley as Moth |
| Directing | Sandra Goldbacher | Director |
| Writing | Heidi Thomas | Screenplay |
| Production | Piers Wenger | Producer |
| Camera | Peter Greenhalgh | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Noel Streatfeild | Novel |
| Crew | Peter Greenhalgh | Cinematography |
| Art | Jeff Tessler | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sheena Napier | Costume Design |
| Production | Susie Parriss | Casting |
| Art | Naomi Moore | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Naomi Moore | Runner Art Department |
| Production | Matthew Hamilton | Line Producer |
| Editing | Adam Recht | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alice Hopkins | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bea Millas | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luca Saccuman | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sue Wyburgh | Makeup Designer |
| Directing | Marco Ciglia | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Bruce Gordon | Sculptor |
| Art | Jim Grindley | Property Master |
| Sound | Chris Nuttall | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Anna Sulley | Dialogue Editor |
| Crew | Graham Longhurst | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Jonathan Hills | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | Catherine Ashmore | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Jeremy Gee | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Gavin Walters | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Natalie Humphries | Costume Supervisor |
| Editing | Matthew Streatfield | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Seanine Joyce | Orchestrator |
| Directing | Jane Burrows | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Sammy Murray | Choreographer |
| Sound | Kevin Sargent | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Paul Gilpin | Art Direction |