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1 videodisc (133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (12 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm). |
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4 3/4 in. |
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auditory captions sapdv |
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Blu-ray |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 317. |
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Criterion collection ; 317.
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| System Details |
Blu-ray, region A; monaural; requires Blu-ray player. |
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Optional English subtitles for the hearing-impaired (SDH). |
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Adaptation of the opera The tales of Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach. |
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Acting cast: Moira Shearer, Ludmilla Tcherina, Ann Ayars, Pamela Brown, Leonide Massine, Robert Helpmann, Frederick Ashton, Mogens Wieth, Robert Rounseville; singing cast: Robert Rounseville, Dorothy Bond, Margherita Grandi, Ann Ayars, Monica Sinclair, Joan Alexander, Grahame Clifford, Bruce Dargavel, Murray Dickie, Owen Brannigan, Fisher Morgan, Rene Soames. |
| 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. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1951. |
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Full screen (1.37:1). |
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Accompanied by folded sheet (12 pages) containing an an essay by film historian Ian Christie. |
| Summary |
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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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. |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822 -- Drama.
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Poets -- Drama.
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Love -- Drama.
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Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822. (OCoLC)fst00056459
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Love. (OCoLC)fst01002769
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Operas. (OCoLC)fst01046191
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Poets. (OCoLC)fst01067778
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Film adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710491
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Musical films. (OCoLC)fst01710273
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Opera films. (OCoLC)fst01726255
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Fantasy films.
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Opera films.
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Musical films.
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Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Powell, Michael, 1905-1990, film director, film producer, screenwriter.
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Pressburger, Emeric, 1902-1988, film director, film producer, screenwriter.
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Arundell, Dennis, 1898-1988, librettist.
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Shearer, Moira, 1926-2006, actor.
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Tcherina, Ludmila, actor, dancer.
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Ayars, Ann, actor, singer.
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Brown, Pamela, 1917-1975, actor.
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Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979, actor, dancer.
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Helpmann, Robert, Sir, 1909-1986, actor.
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Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988, actor, dancer, choreographer.
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Wieth, Mogens, 1919-1962, actor.
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Rounseville, Robert, actor, singer.
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Bond, Dorothy, 1921-1952, singer.
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Grandi, Margherita, 1892-1972, singer.
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Sinclair, Monica, 1925-2002, singer.
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Alexander, Joan (Mezzo-soprano), singer.
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Clifford, Grahame, singer.
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Dargavel, Bruce, singer.
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Dickie, Murray, 1924-1995, singer.
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Brannigan, Owen, singer.
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Morgan, Fisher, 1908-1959, singer.
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Soames, René, singer.
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Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901, lyricist.
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Beecham, Thomas, 1879-1961, conductor.
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Challis, Christopher, cinematographer.
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Mills, Reginald, 1912-1990, editor of moving image work.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880.
Contes d'Hoffmann. English.
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, musician.
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Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus, musician.
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London Films, presenter.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Note |
Title on title screen : Jacques Offenbach's The tales of Hoffmann |
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Title on container : Powell and Pressburger's The tales of Hoffmann |
| ISBN |
9781681439440 |
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1681439441 |
| Standard No. |
715515272810 |
| Music No. |
CC3365BD The Criterion Collection |
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