The 35mm experience
The crowd that filled the Whitney Humanities Center on Friday night seemed to be an ordinary group of cinephiles, eating and drinking at the reception before the night’s movie. But closer observation revealed something peculiar: Many of them were wearing red shoes.
The Cinema at the Whitney held the opening gala reception for its fall season last Friday, followed by the screening of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s 1948 film “The Red Shoes.” The Whitney auditorium, with seating for 180, was packed.
Latecomers, though welcomed to the reception, were unable to get...
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