72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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The Tales of Hoffmann

Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
     127 m.
Synopsis
Offenbach's last opera, based on eerie stories by the master of the supernatural tale, E.T.A. Hoffmann, who is featured as the hapless poet, eternally deceived in love - first by the inventor of a mechanical doll with whom he falls in love; then by a Venetian courtesan and her protector; and finally by a dying singer under the influence of the sinister Dr. Miracle.
Director
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Screenplay
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Photography
Christopher Challis
Edition
Reginald Mills
Music
Jacques Offenbach
Cast
Robert Rounseville, Pamela Brown, Robert Helpmann, Moira Shearer, Ludmilla Tcherina, Leonide Massine, Frederick Ashton
Running Time
127 m.
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