UID:
kobvindex_ZLB13960292
Format:
1 DVD (127 Min.)
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Tonformat: DD/1.0 Mono
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NTSC
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1 Beil.
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Bildformat: 1:1.33
Edition:
1
ISBN:
0780021126
Series Statement:
The Criterion collection : [DVD-Video] 317
Uniform Title:
Les contes d'Hoffmann
Content:
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 women̶a mechanical performing doll, a bejeweled siren, and the consumptive daughter of a famous composer̶all 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. (Covertext)
Content:
Extras: Audio commentary by director Martin Scorsese and film music historian Bruce Eder. New video interview with director George A. Romero (18 min.). The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1956), a short musical film directed by Michael Powell, based on the Goethe story. Rare collection of production designer Hein Heckroth's design sketches and paintings (40 pieces). Gallery of archival production and publicity photographs (50 pieces). Original theatrical trailer. Plus: a new essay by film historian Ian Christie
Note:
Ländercode: 1
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Engl. ; einblendbare engl. Untertiteln für Hörg.
Language:
English
Keywords:
The tales of Hoffmann
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Kommentar
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DVD-Video
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Kommentar
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DVD-Video
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Kommentar
Author information:
Pressburger, Emeric
Author information:
Hoffmann, E. T. A.
Author information:
Beecham, Thomas, Knight
Author information:
Offenbach, Jacques
Author information:
Scorsese, Martin
Author information:
Powell, Michael
Author information:
Barbier, Jules