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| Ballet Shoes |
"Emma was perfect for Pauline," reports Goldbacher. "She
has a piercing, delicate aura that makes you want to gaze
and gaze at her." Emma was intrigued by the part;
Pauline's experience as a child actress who becomes a
movie star had some parallels with her own.
Emma comments: "I was all set to go back to school after
finishing Harry Potter but couldn't resist Ballet Shoes.
I really loved it; it felt so funny and real. It was also
beautifully written." She adds that a scene that had most
resonance for her takes place the night before the
première of Pauline's first film. Pauline weeps:
"Tomorrow night, my face is going to be blown up as big
as a house, and everyone will find me out!"
According to Heidi, Emma need not fear. "Emma's
performance in Ballet Shoes is a revelation," she
comments. "She is maturing rapidly as a young woman and
as an actress – her work is sensitive, subtle and
intelligent."
has a piercing, delicate aura that makes you want to gaze
and gaze at her." Emma was intrigued by the part;
Pauline's experience as a child actress who becomes a
movie star had some parallels with her own.
Emma comments: "I was all set to go back to school after
finishing Harry Potter but couldn't resist Ballet Shoes.
I really loved it; it felt so funny and real. It was also
beautifully written." She adds that a scene that had most
resonance for her takes place the night before the
première of Pauline's first film. Pauline weeps:
"Tomorrow night, my face is going to be blown up as big
as a house, and everyone will find me out!"
According to Heidi, Emma need not fear. "Emma's
performance in Ballet Shoes is a revelation," she
comments. "She is maturing rapidly as a young woman and
as an actress – her work is sensitive, subtle and
intelligent."
- Excerpted from a BBC
Promotional Article
published December 2007
Based on the Noel Streatfield classic and set in 1930s
London, Ballet Shoes tells the story of orphans Pauline,
Petrova and Posy Fossil, who are adopted by the eccentric
explorer Professor Brown known as "Gum" and raised as
sisters by his selfless niece, Sylvia.
After Gum's disappearance and suffering from failing
health, Sylvia decides to take in lodgers. Sprightly
academics Dr. Smith and Dr. Jakes are soon joined by
dance teacher Theo Dane and the grieving Mr. Simpson.
These new arrivals promise many changes for all of them.
Soon the girls are enrolled in theatre school. Ambitious
Pauline, who yearns to act, and feisty Posy, who dreams
for ballet, are thrilled. However, Petrova longs for a
career as an aviator, and endures her frustration and
disappointment for the good of the family.
The three young girls vow to put their names in the
history books, not because of their grandfathers but for
them. The story follows the trials each must face to
reach her dream, as the money runs out and they must work
hard to keep not only their dreams alive, but their
family together.
They grow from children to young women learning to make
sacrifices for those they love. It's a moving tale,
beautifully filmed and masterfully acted by a stellar
cast.
London, Ballet Shoes tells the story of orphans Pauline,
Petrova and Posy Fossil, who are adopted by the eccentric
explorer Professor Brown known as "Gum" and raised as
sisters by his selfless niece, Sylvia.
After Gum's disappearance and suffering from failing
health, Sylvia decides to take in lodgers. Sprightly
academics Dr. Smith and Dr. Jakes are soon joined by
dance teacher Theo Dane and the grieving Mr. Simpson.
These new arrivals promise many changes for all of them.
Soon the girls are enrolled in theatre school. Ambitious
Pauline, who yearns to act, and feisty Posy, who dreams
for ballet, are thrilled. However, Petrova longs for a
career as an aviator, and endures her frustration and
disappointment for the good of the family.
The three young girls vow to put their names in the
history books, not because of their grandfathers but for
them. The story follows the trials each must face to
reach her dream, as the money runs out and they must work
hard to keep not only their dreams alive, but their
family together.
They grow from children to young women learning to make
sacrifices for those they love. It's a moving tale,
beautifully filmed and masterfully acted by a stellar
cast.
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