The tales of Hoffmann /

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, a poet dreams of three women a mechanical performing doll, a bejeweled siren, and the consumptive daughter of a famous...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Tales of Hoffmann (Motion picture : 1951)
Other Authors:	Powell, Michael, 1905-1990 (Screenwriter), Pressburger, Emeric, 1902-1988 (Screenwriter), Shearer, Moira, 1926-2006 (Actor, Singer), Rounseville, Robert (Actor, Singer), Helpmann, Robert, Sir, 1909-1986 (Actor, Singer), Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880
Format:	Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Published:	[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2022]
Series:	Criterion collection.
Subjects:	Operas > Film adaptations. Hoffmann, E. T. A. > (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), > 1776-1822 > Film adaptations. Poets > Drama. Love > Drama. Hoffmann, E. T. A. > (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), > 1776-1822. Love. Operas. Poets. Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Film adaptations. Musical films. Opera films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.