Saturday, January 30, 2021

Ballet Shoes (2007) REVIEW - PG | 1h 25min | Drama, Family

 























Ballet Shoes (2007)

PG | 1h 25min | DramaFamily | TV Movie

Pauline (Emma Watson), Petrova (Yasmin Paige), and Posy Fossil (Lucy Boynton) live with Sylvia Brown (Emilia Fox), their guardian. Money is tight so they take in three boarders - a garage owner, a retired English professor, and a dance teacher. The dance teacher gets the girls accepted at her school and the three go on stage to help raise money. Each discovers has her own dreams - Pauline as an actress, Petrova to be a pilot, and Posy to be a ballerina.

Based on the book of the same name it’s about three adopted girls just after the First World War.  I love this story and how girls love for each other.  I vow. I liked the following quotes:

“There is no doubt a new dress is a help under all circumstances.”

“During the last six months the little girl Harriet, without her noticing it, had disappeared and a new Harriet had taken her place. A Harriet who looked much the same outside but was more of a person inside.”

“It was all very well to be ambitious, but ambition should not kill the nice qualities in you.”

“Dignity is trained into royal children before they can toddle, graciousness, consideration for others, an unshakable belief in the greatness of their position.”

The last quote seems to describe a Christian who understand they are  -- a child of the king of kings and lord of lords.  Never lording it over others, but a form of meekness and strength under control of goodness.  Jesus was creator of all things, yet he allowed himself to suffer as we suffer and grow up in utter obscurity in Nazareth.  Those who lived back then would say “can anything good come from Nazareth?”  

If you let yourself, I think almost anyone can relate to someone in the film.  Young or old.  I hope you relish it as much as I. 



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