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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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The Red Shoes
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(1948) Film written and directed jointly by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, which enjoyed great international success with its backstage view of the world of ballet. A young student, acted and danced by Moira Shearer, has a meteoric rise to fame but commits suicide after a conflict between love and her new career.
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