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Post by Al Truest on Dec 22, 2004 3:17:16 GMT
'Almost missed you post here KT. We've often discussed here the merits of a few ''unplugged'' video concerts. Would those not be great?
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Post by Neo Stella on Dec 30, 2004 22:43:57 GMT
If you listen carefully to this track, you will get the vibe that will link you to Kate's new album. I feel certain this is where she has spent the last twelve years (from a creative point of view)
If one ever puts on those shoes the dream eventually becomes the nightmare. What happens after that?
The story is told on KB8. "The End of Dreams?"
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Post by Neo Stella on Jan 2, 2005 0:32:09 GMT
Bollocks! No seriously, I'm joking!
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Post by Xanadu on Feb 2, 2006 20:42:02 GMT
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Post by Al Truest on Feb 3, 2006 2:37:00 GMT
Nice find
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Post by Adey on Feb 3, 2006 17:38:07 GMT
I agree, and a nice tribute to Ms Shearer, whose footwork in the film was amazing..
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Post by Xanadu on Feb 3, 2006 18:28:57 GMT
I agree, and a nice tribute to Ms Shearer, whose footwork in the film was amazing.. Thanks. She passed away in Oxford on the 2nd, just after her 80th birthday. I can only hope she was aware of how much her performance touched the lives of young artists everywhere. She was a lovely, talented and passionate dancer. I couldn't imagine anyone else in the role. I wanted to do something to honor that. Her dedication to the performance in the film and to Powell virtually mirrors the plight of the character Victoria. She seemed to inspire him, he used her in several roles, and his perfection nearly drove her to complete exhaustion. I wonder if Kate knows and how she felt about it. I'd love to be able to share that with her.
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Post by Xanadu on Mar 17, 2006 19:17:06 GMT
Are any other members Michael Powell fans? Anyone very familiar with the film or other films? If so, I'd like to discuss the similarities and inspirations on another thread. I have discovered many cinematic and thematic images in TLTC&TC (and Kate's music in TRS overall) seemingly inspired by Jack Cardiff's amazing art direction, the Archer's overall style, and the choreography. Just throwing this out there. It's something I've been studying at the moment, among other things.
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Post by Adey on Mar 18, 2006 0:47:15 GMT
Are any other members Michael Powell fans? Hardly a fan, 'though I recall I did love "The Red Shoes". Shame it's been many, many years since I last saw it. One of my all time fave films is "A Matter of Life & Death", which I believe he made with Emerick Pressburger? The juxtaposition of a monochrome Earth realm and Heavenly colour was a gimmick that made an impression, and a much better God than George Burns.. I'm sure there must be others. Perhaps you could post a list if you have one to hand following your research efforts?
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Post by Xanadu on Mar 18, 2006 19:26:18 GMT
Are any other members Michael Powell fans? Hardly a fan, 'though I recall I did love "The Red Shoes". Shame it's been many, many years since I last saw it. One of my all time fave films is "A Matter of Life & Death", which I believe he made with Emerick Pressburger? The juxtaposition of a monochrome Earth realm and Heavenly colour was a gimmick that made an impression, and a much better God than George Burns.. I'm sure there must be others. Perhaps you could post a list if you have one to hand following your research efforts? Sure, thanks for responding. It's something I have recently been rediscovering and reading a few essays about. I'll try to compile a short list soon, but certainly A Matter of Life & Death (Stairway to Heaven, AKA) is up there along with Black Narcissus and Peeping Tom. Some of the shooting style, choreography, photography and art direction are touched on in the TL,TC&TC. I plan to watch it again soon to see if there are other similarities, more than the obvious theme. If you remember, in the film, Julian is a composer and also dedicated and challenged by his career. Many would think it is only about ballet, but it is truly about the drive to create and express. Can one live a "normal life?" I think the Archers, the collaboration of Powell and Pressburger, challenged viewers and film to ask more from the medium, much like Kate has tried. And question normalcy and purpose in life.
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Post by michael on Jul 21, 2006 1:22:57 GMT
Are any other members Michael Powell fans? Anyone very familiar with the film or other films? If so, I'd like to discuss the similarities and inspirations on another thread. I have discovered many cinematic and thematic images in TLTC&TC (and Kate's music in TRS overall) seemingly inspired by Jack Cardiff's amazing art direction, the Archer's overall style, and the choreography. Just throwing this out there. It's something I've been studying at the moment, among other things. Well, as I mentioned, am a huge Powell/Pressburger fan. There is a brief interview with Kate about her meeting Powell at the Famous Fans page at: www.powell-pressburger.org/Famous.html. The film is one of the great collaborations of disciplines. A few years later, Powell and Moira Shearer made an even more original ballet film "The Tales of Hoffman" from the Offenbach opera. If you watch the Kate video of Red Shoes, the devil in the mirror is quite similar to the shoemaker in the ballet sequence of the movie. They are the same. There is a symbolism in Andersen and The Wizard of Oz and others about the female and red shoes. They are a symbol of her rebellion and of her penalty for it. There should be a movie thread, since Kate is very visual.
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amy
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Post by amy on Nov 6, 2006 21:13:49 GMT
It's probably extremely obvious but I think the message from Kate was she was tired of making music and found that all that was in her life was music. In the end her career felt like a curse, she'd sold her smile, her heart and her life for a career so she had to find a way of stopping and doing other things in her life that would be meaningful, cue, Bertie, a new home/s, new relationship - everything! And now she has that she's making music again. I suppose it's like anyone with a demanding career - after a while you realise you're missing out on your own life. (I have absolutely no idea about that though!)
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Post by Adey on Nov 7, 2006 1:14:38 GMT
Interesting point Amy.
I hadn't considered a potential analogy between the runaway Red Shoes and the speeding, out of control locomotive that was Kate's career at one time. I wonder if there is a genuine correlation made by Kate, deliberately or otherwise..
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mizzshy
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Post by mizzshy on Apr 24, 2007 19:43:08 GMT
I absolutely ADORE this song!!! I love the folk-like feeling of the opening bars, the rhythm, the words, the idea... It's all fantastic!
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I have to go and buy some red toe shoes now! LOL...
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