However, in the movie version, no doubt to add more plot to the story, poor Garnie has a nasty cough which turns out to be more of the focus in the story. In the book, Silvia Brown – the guardian of the three girls, whom nicknamed her Garnie – is perfectly capable and healthy while raising her charges. The story of them is accurate in the movie when compared to the children’s novel, but Hollywood tends to add their own flavor into a story as open as Ballet Shoes. Feisty, redhead Posy, played by Lucy Boynton, has the potential to become a real ballerina, as she had come to live with the others as a baby with a pair of her mother’s ballet shoes, and begins to show her talent naturally at a younger age than most girls.Įach of the girls rises and falls, suffers and triumphs in their journey to achieve their dreams. Practical Petrova – the dark-haired Russian child, played by Yasmin Paige – prefers reading about engine parts, washing cars, and admiring aviators, such as Amy Johnson, than studying tap dancing. Golden-haired Pauline, played by Emma Watson, of Harry Potter fame, begins her way up the show business ladder, acting in plays, and eventually ending up in the movies. As each girl becomes more involved in the theatre business, each of them realizes her own separate dreams. In order to stay strong, they join the theatre to earn money. Set in the 1930's in the streets of London, this girlish flick is about three orphan girls, brought up as sisters, facing economic issues as the money left by their Great-Uncle Matthew (“GUM” for short) begins to trickle away. Based on the novel of the same title by Noel Streatfield, the film came out on DVD this August and proved to be enjoyable with its lighthearted story, delightful characters, and morals of family and friendship serving as the backbone of the film.

Motion pictures, ballet lessons, and aviator dreams are fulfilled by three ambitious orphan girls – Pauline, Petrova, and Posy Fossil – in the charming movie Ballet Shoes.

Ballet shoes novel