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The Line, the Cross & the Curve(1993)
Status: Released
Date: 1993-11-13
72%
17 Votes
Time: 0h 44m
A Film by Kate Bush
Overview:
A singer struggles to dance well in rehearsal with her band. A power outage leaves her alone in the studio, reviewing her life, when a mysterious woman appears through the mirror and gives her a pair of Red Shoes. The cursed shoes dance beautifully, but endlessly. The singer is drawn irresistibly into the fey world beyond the mirror, where she must redeem three magic symbols from the mysterious woman in order to obtain release from the cursed shoes.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
Movie: The Line, the Cross & the Curve
Top 10 Billed Cast
Kate Bush
Dancer
Miranda Richardson
Mysterious Woman
Lindsay Kemp
Guide
Stewart Avon-Arnold
Male Dancer
Peter Richardson
Wind Machine Man
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Overview
A singer struggles to dance well in rehearsal with her band. A power outage leaves her alone in the studio, reviewing her life, when a mysterious woman appears through the mirror and gives her a pair of Red Shoes. The cursed shoes dance beautifully, but endlessly. The singer is drawn irresistibly into the fey world beyond the mirror, where she must redeem three magic symbols from the mysterious woman in order to obtain release from the cursed shoes.
Release Date
1993-11-13
Average
7.2
Rating:
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A Film by Kate Bush
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