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The Tales of Hoffmann

1951 · 127 min

A lush, melancholy opera brought to life through surreal imagery and dance, demanding but rewarding with its dreamlike intensity.

Genres
Music, Fantasy, Drama
Tagline
You Will Never See Anything Finer On The Screen!
Overview
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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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • obsession
  • deception
  • death
  • art
Places
  • big city
  • fantasy world
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • nonlinear
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour3
Realism2
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Genres
music, fantasy, drama
Directed by
Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Written by
Dennis Arundell, Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Starring
Moira Shearer, Ludmilla Tchérina, Pamela Brown, Léonide Massine, Ann Ayars, Robert Helpmann, Frederick Ashton, Robert Rounseville
Music
Jacques Offenbach
Cinematography
Christopher Challis
Runtime
127 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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