In the play, "The Red Shoes" and this film, women have obsession with the shoes and make sacifices to get the shoes.

Both locations are dark. "The Red Shoes" in both cases take control. In the play, "The Red Shoes" the ballerina is forced to dance and she has no control of where nor can she stop until death. The ballerina (off stage) was stressed by the pull of mentor and husband the same as "The Red Shoes", she felt as in the play death was the solution. She tries to choose death whether chose between marrige or career.

This film is a moderm woman's obsession with a pair of nice shoes. The photograpy is excellent in highlighting the shoes. The diffulty of getting rid of them...and as always death...is the only escape. This film is worth the purchase and watch. I don't want to give away too much.