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The Tales of Hoffmann
Directed by
Michael Powell
,
Emeric Pressburger
Not Rated
1951
2h 13m
Musical
,
Fantasy
,
and more
7.1
85%
70%
7.1
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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.
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Cast of The Tales of Hoffmann
Moira Shearer
Stella / Olympia
Ludmilla Tchérina
Giulietta
Pamela Brown
Niklaus
Léonide Massine
Spalanzani / Schlemil / Franz
Ann Ayars
Antonia
Robert Helpmann
Lindorf / Coppelius / Dapertutto / Dr. Miracle
Frederick Ashton
Kleinsach / Cochenille
Robert Rounseville
Hoffmann
Mogens Wieth
Crespel
Lionel Harris
Pitichinaccio
Philip Leaver
Andrés
Meinhart Maur
Luther
Edmond Audran
Partner to Stella in Dragonfly Ballet
Sir Thomas Beecham
Self - Conductor (uncredited) / Conductor
Alan Carter
Casher (Act 1) (uncredited)
Elizabeth Christie
Corps de Ballet (uncredited)
John Ford
Nathanaël (uncredited)
Richard Golding
Hermann - Prologue and Epilogue (uncredited)
Lillemor Knudsen
Dancer (uncredited)
Barry Lowe
Student (uncredited)
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The Tales of Hoffmann Ratings & Reviews
Slant Magazine
Jake Cole
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's The Tales of Hoffmann is the final masterpiece of the filmmaking duo's imperial phase.
The Blu Spot
Jeff Beck
[The film] boasts extraordinary visuals in terms of its costumes, sets, and cinematography, but sadly falls short when it comes to its narrative, which features three curiously insubstantial tales that don't present much for the audience to engage with.
SF Weekly
Jonathan Kiefer
A pinnacle of Technicolor expressionism, The Tales of Hoffmann is one of history's strangest, most sumptuous somethings-you-don't-see-every-day.
Seattle Times
Moira MacDonald
Most if not all of these performers have since died; here, they live on.
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips
The film will never rank among my favorites in the careers of these filmmakers, but filmmaking legends as diverse as Cecil B. DeMille, Martin Scorsese and George A. Romero all adore it ...
Movie Dearest
Fr. Chris Carpenter
A gorgeous (2015) digital restoration. A fun, wittily directed and technically impressive achievement.
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
"Hoffmann" is an immersive aesthetic experience best thought of as an art form all its own.
AV Club
Donna Bowman
One of the most completely realized marriages of color, movement, and music in the medium's history.
Chicago Reader
Dave Kehr
Hard to take, despite the clear personal commitment of director Michael Powell and the enormous amount of talent on display in the photography, set design, and choreography.
Village Voice
Michael Atkinson
As intensely expressionistic as any film since Caligari, and at the same time a veritable nova of springtime lan, the movie inhabits a unique puppet-theater universe, and could seduce a eunuch.
TV Guide
While the dizzying array of design elements and magnificent vocal performances is impressive, 138 minutes is just too long to keep the interest of any but the pure opera devotee.
EmanuelLevy.Com
Emanuel Levy
Lavishly mounted with some of the same actors of The Red Shoes, this filmed operetta is more impressive in its production design (Oscar nominated) than emotional impact.
Variety
Variety Staff
A lush, resplendent production that's a treat to eye and ear.
Combustible Celluloid
Jeffrey M. Anderson
As with The Red Shoes, the Archers achieve a truly amazing fantasy world, almost like a cartoon in which anything is possible.
Turner Classic Movies Online
Sean Axmaker
For all the spectacle, it is more abstract than involving and the film never pumps with the blood of romantic passion that flows through so many Powell movies.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
... a truly sumptuous opera--one of cinema's best efforts.
New York Times
Bosley Crowther
It sates the senses without striking any real dramatic fire.
Q Network Film Desk
James Kendrick
The result is a testament to both [Powell and Pressburger's] creativity and the inherent limitations of trying to transform one medium into another.
Slant Magazine
Jeremiah Kipp
Eye candy for aesthetes.
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