As I recall from childhood, this movie was about a spoiled girl who pretends to be sick all the time. Her mother asks Hans Christian Andersen to come over and tell her a story. Hans tells her about the Red Shoes and his "puppet show" turns into a show we as an audience can see. The girl gets very attached to the characters and in the end learns an important lesson. I thought the dancing was good and the real life puppet show was well done. The costuming of the characters was nice as they resembled the dolls Hans used in the puppet theater. I also remember my little sister watching it all the time and me getting sick of it.
Review of The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
(1985 TV Movie)
A girl gets told the story of the Red Shoes by Hans Christian Andersen himself
9 August 2006