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Ballet Shoes (2008) [PG]

Featuring:
Emma Watson, Yasmin Paige, Lucy Boynton

Written by:
Noel Streatfeild
Heidi Thomas

Directed by:
Sandra Goldbacher


Release Date:
August 26, 2008

Original Title:
Ballet Shoes

Alternate Titles:
L'école de tous les talents
Пуанты

Genres:
Drama | Family

Production Companies:
BBC
Granada Television

Production Countries:
United Kingdom

Ratings / Certifications:
CA: PG  GB: PG  NL: AL  US: PG 

Runtime: 85

Dreams do come true.

Overview from TheMovieDB

An unusual explorer named Gum and his kindly niece adopt three orphans -- Pauline, Petrova and Posy -- and raise them as sisters in 1930s London. But the girls must fend for themselves when Gum doesn't return from one of his adventures. Together, they nurture their passions for acting, aviation and ballet in this charming TV adaptation of Noel Streatfield's novel.

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Overview from Open Movies

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.

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Rankings and Honors

Ballet Shoes (2008) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes 100%
Awards Won: 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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Production

Art Department Assistant:
Naomi Moore

Art Direction:
Paul Gilpin

Camera Operator:
Jeremy Gee

Casting:
Susie Parriss

Choreographer:
Sammy Murray

Cinematography:
Peter Greenhalgh

Costume Design:
Sheena Napier

Costume Supervisor:
Natalie Humphries

Dialogue Editor:
Anna Sulley

Director:
Sandra Goldbacher

Director of Photography:
Peter Greenhalgh

Editor:
Adam Recht

First Assistant Director:
Marco Ciglia

First Assistant Editor:
Matthew Streatfield

Gaffer:
Gavin Walters

Hairstylist:
Bea Millas
Luca Saccuman

Line Producer:
Matthew Hamilton

Makeup Artist:
Alice Hopkins

Makeup Designer:
Sue Wyburgh

Novel:
Noel Streatfeild

Orchestrator:
Seanine Joyce

Original Music Composer:
Kevin Sargent

Producer:
Piers Wenger

Production Design:
Jeff Tessler

Property Master:
Jim Grindley

Runner Art Department:
Naomi Moore

Screenplay:
Heidi Thomas

Script Supervisor:
Jane Burrows

Sculptor:
Bruce Gordon

Sound Effects Editor:
Chris Nuttall

Special Effects:
Graham Longhurst

Still Photographer:
Catherine Ashmore

Visual Effects Supervisor:
Jonathan Hills

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