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"We three Fossils vow to put our name in the history books, because it is ours, and ours 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... Set in 1930s London, Ballet Shoes tells the inspiring tale of Pauline (.. Read more

Starring Marc Warren, Lucy Boynton, Eileen Atkins, Yasmin Paige
Director Sandra Goldbacher
Genres Drama

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"We three Fossils vow to put our name in the history books, because it is ours, and ours 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...

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 named "Gum" (Richard Griffiths). Raised as sisters by his selfless niece (Emilia Fox) and her nurse (Victoria Wood), each of the girls has a dream to fulfill: Pauline longs to act, Petrova yearns to be an aviator, and Posy seems destined to become a ballerina. When Gum suddenly disappears, however, the girls are left with no money and it becomes a struggle just to make ends meet. Feisty, ambitious and devoted, the Fossils learn they must fight to survive.

Starring Marc Warren, Lucy Boynton, Eileen Atkins, Yasmin Paige, Victoria Wood, Emilia Fox, Emma Watson, Lucy Cohu, Richard Griffiths, Yasmin Page
Director Sandra Goldbacher
Studio ITV DVD
Run time DVD: 1 hr 25 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 21 Jan 2008
Production year: 2007
Format DVD

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    Ballet Shoes (based on the book of the same name) is set in 1930's London, and follows the inspirational story of three young girls raised as sisters, each with their own separate dreams to fulfil. I read Ballet Shoes, when I was younger and despite it being the complete opposite to what I normally would read, I found it to be a fantastic book. So I was eager to see this adaptation on dvd (after missing the first showing on TV.) Unfortunately I have to say that I've been left slightly (but not overly) disappointed.

    The running time of Ballet Shoes is a misable 83 minutes so naturally a lot from the book has been missed, but also changed unnecessarily. For the casting, I'm not sure about Emma Watson (aka Hermione Granger) playing the part of Pauline. Don't get me wrong she is stunningly attractive and an exceptionally good actress, fantastic in the Harry Potter films, it's just...she doesn't seem entirely right for the part and makes the character of Pauline seem a bit empty and shallow. But to tell you the truth I wasn't impressed with the performance from Emilia Fox or Victoria Wood either. Maybe my expectations were too high. The characters in the book were three-dimensional and likeable and I guess that I was expecting the same from the film. As another reviewer has already rightfully mentioned, there are no special features or extras on the dvd. One of the reasons I was eager for the dvd was to see the special features. I don't know what I was expecting to see...but something.

    But don't despair, as it is still a excellent film, and still represents a inspired concept that keeps you interested and entertained, Ballet Shoes has been professionally done with correct period costumes and sets, so if you're a fan of the book or never even knew there was a book called Ballet Shoes, I doubt you'll be disappointed with the film. I did enjoy it and am glad I purchased it and I'm sure you will be too.

      • A customer from UK
      • Posted 23 Jun 2008 15:22

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    Rated - 4 stars

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    I caught part of this on TV and felt disappointed in some of the way the story had been changed from the original; however when I watched on DVD from the beginning I was impressed because although the changes made were important parts of the book, in the film they fitted in seamlessly, which means that the script writing and screenplay were good. I felt it was a shame the early part of the book was glossed over and I wasn't sure about the portrayal of Posy near the end - it seemed a bit rushed and could have been examined in more depth, but I really liked the character development given to Nana and Garnie. I didn't like the way Theo was protrayed - that was completely against the book, but it was still plausible as a plotline. The highest praise I can give is that this is a DVD I would consider buying which is unusual for me, for a film so different to the original book.

      • A customer from London
      • Posted 01 Aug 2008 22:45

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      • "We three Fossils vow to put our name in the history books, because it is ours, and ours alone, and nobody can say it's because of our grandfathers". With these words, three orphans embark on an ...