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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.
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Theatrical Release: April 4th, 1951
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DVD Review: Criterion - Region 1 - NTSC
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| Distribution | Criterion Collection - Spine # 317 - Region 1 - NTSC | |
| Runtime | 2:04:40 | |
| Video | 1.33:1
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Release Information: Edition Details: • Audio
commentary by director Martin Scorsese and film music historian Bruce Eder
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The Criterion image looks very good but not perfect. There is some softness but I would rate it a shade higher than their 'The Red Shoes' in terms of transfer quality. The colors look muted and very good. The Scorsese/ Eder commentary is enthusiastic and fabulous and the George Romero interview may open some eyes to the film. I also enjoyed the Ian Christie essay in the liner notes. This film has taken on mammoth, and deserved, cult status and it is a perfect DVD for Criterion to release - I can now throw my well-worn DVD-R (taken from from TV broadcast) in the garbage. My only advice about the film is to simply watch it... in typical Powell + Pressburger fashion it reaches heights that most filmmakers will never attain. |
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Associated Reading (CLICK COVERS or TITLES for more information)
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A Life in Movies: An Autobiography by Michael Powell |
Michael Powell: Interviews (Conversations With
Filmmakers Series) by David Lazar |
Arrows of Desire: The Films of Michael Powell and
Emeric Pressburger by Ian Christie |
The Films of Michael Powell and the Archers by Scott Salwolke |
The Red Shoes: The Classic Story by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger |
Black Narcissus by Rumer Godden |
Powell and Pressburger: A Cinema of Magic Spaces
(Cinema & Society S.) Andrew Moor |
Gone to Earth (Virago Modern Classics)
Mary Webb, Erika Duncan |
I Know Where I'm Going! (BFI Film Classics S.)
Pam Cook |
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