The tales of Hoffmann

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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Subjects
Hoffmann, E. T. A. > (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), > 1776-1822 > Drama.
Poets > Drama.
Love > Drama.
Operas > Film adaptations.
Love
Operas
Poets
Drama
Feature films
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Musical films
Opera films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Fantasy films.
Opera films.
Musical films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Drama
Feature films
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Musical films
Opera films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Fantasy films
Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection [2022]
Language
English
Corporate Authors
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus
Corporate Authors
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (musician), Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus
Other Authors
Michael Powell, 1905-1990 (film director), Emeric Pressburger, 1902-1988 (librettist), Dennis Arundell, 1898-1988 (actor), Moira Shearer, 1926-2006 (singer), Ludmila Tcherina (lyricist), Ann Ayars (conductor), Pamela Brown, 1917-1975 (-), Leonide Massine, 1896-1979, Robert Helpmann, 1909-1986, Frederick Ashton, 1904-1988, Mogens Wieth, 1919-1962, Robert Rounseville, Dorothy Bond, 1921-1952, Margherita Grandi, 1892-1972, Monica Sinclair, 1925-2002, Joan (Mezzo-soprano) Alexander, Grahame Clifford, Bruce Dargavel, Murray Dickie, 1924-1995, Owen Brannigan, Fisher Morgan, 1908-1959, René Soames, Jules Barbier, 1825-1901, Thomas Beecham, 1879-1961, Jacques Offenbach, 1819-1880
Edition
Blu-ray special edition ; Full screen
Item Description
Adaptation of the opera 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
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
Contents unavailable.

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