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Game CloudThe Tales Of Hoffmann (Criterion Collection)
A young poet named Hoffman broods over his failed romances. First, his affair with the beautiful Olympia is shattered when he realizes that she is really a mechanical woman designed by a scientist. Next, he believes that a striking prostitute loves him, only to find out she was hired to fake her affections by the dastardly Dapertutto. Lastly, a magic spell claims the life of his final lover.
Cast View all
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Moira Shearer | Stella |
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Ludmilla Tcherina | Giulietta |
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Ann Ayars | Antonia |
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Pamela Brown | Nicklaus |
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Léonide Massine | Spalanzani |
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Robert Helpmann | Lindorf |
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Frederick Ashton | Kleinsach |
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Mogens Wieth | Crespel |
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Robert Rounseville | Hoffmann |
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Lionel Harris | Pitichinaccio |
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Philip Leaver | Andrés |
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Meinhart Maur | Luther |
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Edmond Audran | Partner to Stella in Dragonfly Ballet |
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Thomas Beecham | Self - Conductor |
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Alan Carter | Casher (Act 1) |
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Elizabeth Christie | Corps de Ballet |
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John Ford | Nathanaël |
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Richard Golding | Hermann - Prologue and Epilogue |
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Lillemor Knudsen | Dancer |
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Barry Lowe | Student |
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Arthur Skinner | Man in Background |
Crew
| Director | Michael Powell |
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| Emeric Pressburger |
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| Writer | Dennis Arundell, Jules Barbier, Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, E.T.A. Hoffmann, Michel Carré | |
| Producer | George R. Busby, Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | |
| Photography | Christopher Challis | |
Personal
| Quantity | 1 |
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| Seen | |
| Added Date | Nov 22, 2022 20:52:44 |
| Modified Date | Nov 22, 2022 20:58:31 |
Edition details
| Screen Ratios | Academy Ratio (1.37:1) |
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| Audio Tracks | LPCM Mono [English] |
| Subtitles | English (SDH) |
| Distributor | The Criterion Collection |
| Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
| Edition Release Date | Jun 07, 2022 |
Notes
Bought with Beth for our anniversary 2022 (B&N sale)
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director David Lynch, with new 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
Alternate uncompressed stereo soundtrack
For the 4K UHD edition: One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch, a feature-length 1997 documentary by Toby Keeler featuring Lynch and his collaborators Angelo Badalamenti, Peter Deming, Barry Gifford, Mary Sweeney, and others, along with on-set footage from Lost Highway
Reading by Lynch and critic Kristine McKenna of excerpts from their 2018 book, Room to Dream
Archival interviews with Lynch and actors Patricia Arquette, Bill Pullman, and Robert Loggia
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: Excerpts from an interview with Lynch from filmmaker and writer Chris Rodley’s book Lynch on Lynch
New cover by Fred Davis
SPECIAL FEATURES
4K digital restoration by The Film Foundation and the BFI National Archive, in association with STUDIOCANAL, featuring newly rediscovered footage and with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
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
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Plus: An essay by film historian Ian Christie
Cover based on a theatrical poster by Hein Heckroth
Links
| IMDB |
| TheMovieDb.org |