The Tales of Hoffmann (film)

The Tales of Hoffmann is a 1951 British Technicolor film adaptation of Jacques Offenbachs opera The Tales of Hoffmann, written, produced and directed by the team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger working under the umbrella of their production company, The Archers.

Though the original French libretto is presented in English translation, the film is relatively faithful to the traditional adaptations of Offenbachs last opera, and incorporates his unfinished score with the thread of the plot. However, certain important changes were made in the process of adapting the story to filmIn the later years of their partnership, Powell became interested in what he termed a composed film, a marriage of image to operatic music. The finale of Black Narcissus and the ballet sequence of The Red Shoes were earlier steps toward his goal. ........

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