The tales of Hoffmann
(Blu-ray) 

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Central - Adult DVD/ Blu-rayDVD MUSICAL TALESChecked OutDecember 10, 2024
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2022].
Format
Blu-ray
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (12 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
English
UPC
715515272810

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Blu-ray disc will only play in a Blu-ray player. Disc will not play in a standard DVD player.
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Adaptation of the opera The tales of Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach.
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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.
General Note
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.
Creation/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.
Participants/Performers
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.
Description
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.
System Details
Blu-ray, region A; monaural; requires Blu-ray player.
Language
In English.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Powell, M., Pressburger, E., Arundell, D., Shearer, M., Tcherina, L., Ayars, A., Brown, P., Massine, L., Helpmann, R., Ashton, F., Wieth, M., Rounseville, R., Bond, D., Grandi, M., Sinclair, M., Alexander, J. (., Clifford, G., Dargavel, B., Dickie, M., Brannigan, O., Morgan, F., Soames, R., Barbier, J., Beecham, T., Challis, C., Mills, R., & Offenbach, J. (2022). The tales of Hoffmann (Blu-ray edition.). The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Michael Powell et al.. 2022. The Tales of Hoffmann. The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Michael Powell et al.. The Tales of Hoffmann The Criterion Collection, 2022.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Powell, Michael, et al. The Tales of Hoffmann Blu-ray edition., The Criterion Collection, 2022.

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