Release Date: June 7, 2022
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Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Writers: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Starring: Moira Shearer, Ludmilla Tchérina, Ann Ayars, Pamela Brown, Léonide Massine
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 Tales of Hoffmann, a poet 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.
Martin Scorsese on TALES OF HOFFMANN:
Prices and Links:
Criterion- $31.96
Amazon- $27.99
DiabolikDVD- $29.99
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Writers: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Starring: Moira Shearer, Ludmilla Tchérina, Ann Ayars, Pamela Brown, Léonide Massine
- United Kingdom
- 1951
- 133 minutes
- Color
- 1.37:1
- English
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 Tales of Hoffmann, a poet 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.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- 4K digital restoration by The Film Foundation and the BFI National Archive, in association with STUDIOCANAL, featuring newly rediscovered footage and with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- 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
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Plus: An essay by film historian Ian Christie
Martin Scorsese on TALES OF HOFFMANN:
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