The tales of Hoffmann
Blu-ray - 2022
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger create a phantasmagoric marriage of cinema and opera in this one-of-a-kind take on a classic story. In Jacques Offenbach's fantasy opera, the poet Hoffmann dreams of three women a mechanical performing doll, a bejeweled siren, and the consumptive daughter of a famous composer all of whom break his heart in different ways. Powell and Pressburger's feverishly romantic adaptation is a feast of music, dance, and visual effects, and one of the most exhilarating opera films ever produced.
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- Genres
- Drama
Feature films
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Musical films
Opera films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Fantasy films
Films de fiction
Films musicaux
Films d'opéra
Adaptations cinématographiques
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives
Films fantastiques - Published
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[New York, N.Y.] :
The Criterion Collection
[2022]
- Language
- English
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- Item Description
- Adaptation of the opera The tales of Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1951.
Full screen (1.37:1).
Accompanied by folded sheet (12 pages) containing an an essay by film historian Ian Christie.
Special features: audio commentary from 1992 by filmmaker Martin Scorsese and critic Bruce Eder, newly updated by Eder; interview with filmmaker George A. Romero from 2005; The sorcerer's apprentice (1956), a short musical film based on the Johann Wolfgang von Goethe story and directed by Michael Powell; collection of production designer Hein Heckroth's design sketches and paintings; gallery of production and publicity photographs; trailer; an essay by film historian Ian Christie. - Physical Description
- 1 videodisc (133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (12 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm)
- Format
- Blu-ray, region A; monaural; requires Blu-ray player.
- Production Credits
- Original French lyrics by Jules Barbier; conductor, Sir Thomas Beecham; the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Sadler's Wells Chorus; photographed by Christopher Challis; edited by Reginald Mills; choreography by Frederick Ashton.
- ISBN
- 9781681439440
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