Ballet Shoes (2008)
- Starring:
- Emilia Fox, Emma Watson, (more)
- Director(s):
- Sandra Goldbacher
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
View All Versions to rent and buy
Movies Similar to Ballet Shoes
Synopsis of Ballet Shoes
Emma Watson, Yasmin Paige, and Lucy Boynton headline director Sandra Goldbacher's made-for-television adaptation of author Noel Streatfield's classic novel of the same name. The setting is 1930s London. Orphans Pauline (Watson), Petrova (Paige), and Posy Fossil (Boynton) have all been adopted by eccentric explorer Professor Brown (aka "Gum"), and raised as sisters by Brown's benevolent niece Sylvia (Emilia Fox). Before the three girls get to know their adventurous adoptive father, however, Gum vanishes for over a decade. Though her faithful retainer, Nana (Victoria Wood), does her best to keep the family afloat, Sylvia simply can't keep up with the demands of raising a family, and her health begins to deteriorate. Eventually, faced with dwindling financial resources, she decides to take in lodgers. Those who arrive as household guests include the lively academics Dr. Smith (Harriet Walter) and Dr. Jakes (Gemma Jones), plus curvy dance instructor Theo Dane (Lucy Cohu) and kind-but-pensive Mr. Simpson (Marc Warren). As the nontraditional family begins to see their lives changed by these new arrivals in ways that they never anticipated, Pauline, Petrova, and Posy enroll in the local theater school and set about establishing themselves as stars of the stage. But while Pauline dreams of becoming a world-famous actress and Posy longs to grow into a graceful ballerina, Petrova just wants to take to the sky as an aviator. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 84 mins
Complete Cast of Ballet Shoes
- Emilia Fox - Sylvia
- Yasmin Paige - Petrova Fossil
- Richard Griffiths - Great Uncle Matthew
- Marc Warren - Mr. Simpson
- Gemma Jones - Dr. Jakes
- Eileen Atkins - Madama Fidolia
- Mary Stockley - Miss Jay
- Skye Bennett - Young Sylvia
- Don Gallagher - Mr. French
- Gresby Nash - Leopold Neville
- Emma Watson - Pauline Fossil
- Lucy Boynton - Posy Fossil
- Victoria Wood - Nana
- Lucy Cohu - Theo Dane
- Harriet Walter - Dr. Smith
- Heather Nicol - Winifred
- Teresa Churcher - Clara
- Peter Bowles - Sir Donald Houghton
- Adrian Lester - Mr. Sholsky
- Director(s):
- Sandra Goldbacher
- Writer(s):
- Heidi Thomas
- Producer(s):
- Heidi Thomas, Piers Wenger
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Categories:
- Drama
- Looking for special editions of Ballet Shoes?
- See All Versions
- Subtitles:
- Check All Versions
- Closed Captioning:
- Check All Versions
BY MAIL
