The Tales of Hoffmann

The Tales of Hoffmann

1951 · 127 min · EN · NR · 7.0 (68 votes)
Dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger · Starring Moira Shearer, Ludmilla Tchérina, Pamela Brown, Léonide Massine, Ann Ayars, Robert Helpmann · Music Jacques Offenbach

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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.

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A visually lush, operatic journey through a poet's fractured heart. Expect surreal set pieces and soaring arias that blur the line between reality and delusion, leaving you enchanted and a little heartbroken.

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