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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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STARS...........: Moira Shearer, Ludmilla Tchérina, Robert Rounseville
DIRECTOR........: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
WRITERS.........: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
GENRE...........: Fantasy, Music, Romance
IMDB............: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044103
RUNTIME.........: 2h 14mn
SIZE............: 7.34 GB
VIDEO CODEC.....: HEVC (Main10@L4)
BITRATE.........: 7500 Kbps (2-pass)
RESOLUTION......: 1480x1080
ASPECT RATIO....: 1.37:1
FRAMERATE.......: 23.976 fps
AUDIO1..........: English FLAC 1.0
AUDIO2..........: Commentary with Martin Scorsese and critic Bruce Eder (1992)
SUBTITLES.......: ENG
SOURCE..........: Criterion Blu-ray
ENCODE DATE.....: 2022-06-23
Extras
• 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
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