The Tales of Hoffmann - Criterion Collection | Moira Shearer, Ludmilla Tchérina

The Tales of Hoffmann - Criterion Collection | Moira Shearer, Ludmilla Tchérina | Five stars and Five Wows!!!!!

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	The Tales of Hoffmann - Criterion Collection Moira Shearer, Ludmilla Tchérina Criterion Collection, 2005 average customer review:based on 39 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

In Jacques Offenbach's fantasy opera, the poet E.T.A. Hoffmann dreams of three women - a mechanical performing doll, a bejeweled siren who steals his reflection, and the consumptive daughter of a famous composer - all of whom break his heart in different

Tales of Hoffmann

Truly worth the premium price, this is a gorgeous recreation of a fascinating movie I had not seen for over fifty years. The restoration and transfer are beyond reproach, and the movie itself is even more interesting and engaging than I remembered. Extras are first-rate, and this is a welcome addition to the Powell and Pressburger Technicolor collection - did any producers do better and more pioneering colour work on such modest budgets. It might even be worthwhile seeking out "The Elusive Pimpernel" and "Gone to Earth", which I have never seen...

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Five stars and Five Wows!!!!!

Wow!!!!! What a great film!!! I love this opera and this film tells the story with a magic impossible on stage. Sung in English with English subtitles and other narrative devices, you will see Hoffmann for the first time clearer than ever. Highly recommended!!!

EXTRAORDINARY IN EVERY WAY ! ! !

Criterion pulled out all stops with this incredible release - well worth the wait and price. Absolutely glorious Technicolor, a flawless print, and an abundance of informative extras.
I can't recommend this beautiful film enough. It will be a crowning jewel in any film lovers collection!

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Unforgettable

Saw it on day QE II was proclaimed Queen, and several times soon after. Have been obsessed with it ever since. Finally got it on DVD 56 years later. Got a stage version on DVD earlier and found that the movie edited the original - I think improving it at end Act 3 and in epilogue. Has everything - great music and singing, fantastic plot, suspense, imaginative scenery.

Tales of Hoffman

A treasure! If only for the two rare and marvelous acts by the incredibly lithe and lovely Moira Shearer. The video quality is surprisingly good, also.

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