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Whistle Stopper - The Tales of Hoffmann - Criterion Collection
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List Price: $39.95
Our Price: $22.99
Your Save: $ 16.96 ( 42% )
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Manufacturer: Criterion Collection
Starring: Moira Shearer, Ludmilla Tchérina, Anne Ayars, Pamela Brown, Léonide Massine
Directed By: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0037429126226
Format: Classical
Label: Criterion Collection
Manufacturer: Criterion Collection
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Criterion Collection
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2005-11-22
Running Time: 127
Studio: Criterion Collection
Theatrical Release Date: 1952-06-13
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Summary: Tales of Hoffman
Comment: 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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Summary: EXTRAORDINARY IN EVERY WAY ! ! !
Comment: 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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Summary: Five stars and Five Wows!!!!!
Comment: 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!!!
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Summary: Tales of Hoffmann
Comment: 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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Summary: Unforgettable
Comment: 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.
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Editorial Reviews:
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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
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