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Barbie in the Pink Shoes

Barbie in the Pink Shoes

Animation · Family · 2013

About a young girl who finds a pair of pink ballet shoes and is taken to a magical ballet land.There she learns how to help her friends and follow her instincts.

Movie details

Barbie in the Pink Shoes

“Listen to the beat of your heart and keep on dancing.”

2013 Animation · Family 1h 15m

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6.9 / 10

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About a young girl who finds a pair of pink ballet shoes and is taken to a magical ballet land.There she learns how to help her friends and follow her instincts.

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Directed by

Owen Hurley

Written by

Alison Taylor

Kelly Sheridan

Kelly Sheridan

Kristyn (voice)

Katie Crown

Katie Crown

Hailey (voice)

Ali Liebert

Ali Liebert

Tara / Hannah (voice)

Brett Dier

Brett Dier

Dillon / Prince Seigfried (voice)

Tabitha St. Germain

Tabitha St. Germain

Madame Natasha / Snow Queen / Sugar Plum Fairy / Swan Dancer / Stage Manager (voice)

Bill Mondy

Bill Mondy

Rothbart / Thorpe / Peasant (voice)

Lori Triolo

Lori Triolo

Madame Katerina (voice)

Court is in session

Put Barbie in the Pink Shoes on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.