Directed by:
Sandra GoldbacherScreenplay:
Heidi ThomasCinematography:
Peter GreenhalghComposer:
Kevin SargentCast:
Emilia Fox, Victoria Wood, Emma Watson, Lucy Boynton, Richard Griffiths, Marc Warren, Lucy Cohu, Robert Hardy, Gemma Jones, Harriet Walter, Eileen Atkins (more)Plots(1)
Set in 1930s London, Ballet Shoes tells the exhilarating tale of orphans Pauline, Petrova and Posy Fossil, who are adopted by an eccentric explorer, Gum, and raised as sisters by his selfless niece. The timeless and uplifting story revolves around each girl's struggle to fulfill her dreams: Pauline longs to be an actress, Petrova yearns to be an aviator, and Posy seems born to be a ballerina. But when Gum disappears, the money runs out - and the girls have a fight on their hands. Their struggle to balance personal ambition with the need to survive physically, emotionally, and financially, proves moving and comic by turns. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Emilia Fox
UK
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) (series)
Henry VIII (2003) (TV movie)
Victoria Wood
UK
Best movies:
The Wind in the Willows (1996)
Housewife, 49 (2006) (TV movie)
Ballet Shoes (2007) (TV movie)
Emma Watson
France
Best movies:
Lucy Boynton
USA
Best movies:
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Endeavour (2012) (series)
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Richard Griffiths
UK
Best movies:
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Gandhi (1982)
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Marc Warren
UK
Best movies:
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Shine (1996)
Hogfather (2006) (TV movie)
Lucy Cohu
UK
Best movies:
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Robert Hardy
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
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Gemma Jones
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
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Harriet Walter
UK
Best movies:
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Eileen Atkins
UK
Best movies:
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Yasmin Paige
UK
Best movies:
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Ballet Shoes (2007) (TV movie)
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Skye Bennett
UK
Best movies:
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Ballet Shoes (2007) (TV movie)
Jade Longley
Best movies:
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Ballet Shoes (2007) (TV movie)
Teresa Churcher
Best movies:
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Mary Stockley
Best movies:
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Don Gallagher
UK
Best movies:
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Tim Wallers
Best movies:
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Heather Nicol
Best movies:
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Ballet Shoes (2007) (TV movie)