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The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) 7.4
A melancholy poet reflects on three women he loved and lost in the past: a mechanical performing doll, a Venetian courtesan, and the consumptive daughter of a celebrated composer. Writers:Dennis Arundell (English libretto), Jules Barbier (from the French text by), 4 more credits » |
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This a film version of the opera "The Tales of Hoffmann", however it is NOT just a film of a staged performance. 'Michael Powell' & Emeric Pressburger (and the rest of "The Archers") work their usual magic here. The opera dramatises the three great romances in the life of the poet-hero presented in a series of flashbacks. Hoffmann's tales depict the struggle between human love and the artist's dedication to his work. Hoffmann loses each of the women he loves but gains instead poetic inspiration -- the ability to transform painful experiences into art. Written by Steve Crook <steve@brainstorm.co.uk>
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
13 June 1952 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Hoffmanns Erzählungen See more »Filming Locations:
Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UKBox Office
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$23,340 (USA) (13 March 2015)Gross:
$90,365 (USA) (5 June 2015)Company Credits
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(reduced to 128 mins before release)Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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Music by Jacques Offenbach
Arranged by Thomas Beecham (uncredited)
English libretto by Dennis Arundell
From the French text by Jules Barbier
Conductor: Thomas Beecham (as Sir Thomas Beecham Bart.) with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sung by Robert Rounseville, Dorothy Bond, Margherita Grandi, Ann Ayars (as Ann Ayars), Monica Sinclair, Joan Alexander, Grahame Clifford, Bruce Dargavel, Murray Dickie, Owen Brannigan, Fisher Morgan, Rene Soames, and The Sadler's Wells Chorus
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A 4K digital restoration has been made of the film by Martin Scorsese's Film Foundation. This includes some scenes that were missing from recent prints and an unseen section introducing the actors and singers. Like the other restorations they have done of Powell & Pressburger films this isn't just a new print. They went back to the original material, digitised & cleaned up every frame & the optical soundtrack. Bear in mind that for a 3-strip Technicolor film that's 3 frames for every frame you see on screen. Then they put them all back together, checking the registration and restoring the old Technicolor look and feel. This restored version was premièred at the 2014 Venice Film Festival and has since been shown at the Lyons & London Film Festivals to be followed by other festivals and cinema screenings around the world. There will also be a DVD/Blu-ray release. See more »Goofs
Giulietta's necklace is turned from jewels to wax by Dapertutto, however, in a longer shot, it is briefly shown as jewels again, before a close-up, where it is wax again until Dapertutto changes it back to jewels. See more »Quotes
Chorus of Students: Some drink, drink, drink, drink, drink: do you hear us about? You lazy lout! We want some beer; we want some wine! Pour out the wine, and drink and drink till morning. Pour out the wine for drinking is divine. It is divine. We want some beer; we want some wine. We want some beer; we want some wine.See more »
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Jacques Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann, A Fantastic OperaMusic by Jacques Offenbach
Arranged by Thomas Beecham (uncredited)
English libretto by Dennis Arundell
From the French text by Jules Barbier
Conductor: Thomas Beecham (as Sir Thomas Beecham Bart.) with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sung by Robert Rounseville, Dorothy Bond, Margherita Grandi, Ann Ayars (as Ann Ayars), Monica Sinclair, Joan Alexander, Grahame Clifford, Bruce Dargavel, Murray Dickie, Owen Brannigan, Fisher Morgan, Rene Soames, and The Sadler's Wells Chorus
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Powell and Pressburger made this overblown opera a few years after their ballet film, The Red Shoes. Featuring good performances from Robert Rounsville, Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann and Pamela Brown and some fantastic images; plus that great music from Offenbach (not always easy to follow the stories but they are enjoyable) and lots of garish Technicolor. I think Olympia might be my favourite of the stories but I did find them all equally excellent. Hard to categorise this movie but in the P&P canon it stands as one of their best.