When Evelyn heard a noise in the adjoining Ramesseum, a torch-lit area filled with treasures unearthed from the Middle Kingdom, she tentatively entered." When he was introduced o Sophia, he praised her beauty:Although for a long time we""ve heard a great deal about your beauty, Your Highness, I must confess, I was not quite prepared to see such a vision of loveliness.In the Princess"" place, he was surprised to find the Big Bad Wolf (dressed in grandmother""s clothing) reclining in bed, readingPork Illustrated.The creative team had made other films in the previous five years that were also considered equally controversial (and challenging to the mainstream), including:The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)A Matter of Life and Death (1946)Black Narcissus (1947)TheRed Shoestale was derived - metaphorically - from Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen""s disquieting and tragic children""s story of the same name published in 1845.