The Tales of Hoffmann
The Tales of Hoffmann
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The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)

Approved (US) | UK | English | 133 min
Directed by: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
7.1

This a film version of the opera "The Tales of Hoffmann", however it is NOT just a film of a staged performance. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (and the rest of "The Archers") work their usual magic here. The opera dramatises the three great romances in the life of the poet-hero presented in a series of flashbacks. Hoffmann's tales depict the struggle between human love and the artist's dedication to his work. Hoffmann loses each of the women he loves but gains instead poetic inspiration -- the ability to transform painful experiences into art.

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Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color

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Release Date

USA
(Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, premiere)
1951-04-01
USA
(New York City, New York)
1951-04-04
UK
(London, premiere)
1951-04-18
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Also Known As (A.K.A.)

The Tales of Hoffmann
(Original title)
Los cuentos de Hoffman
Argentina
The Tales of Hoffmann
Australia
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Parent Guide

Sex & Nudity
Mild
Violence & Gore
Mild
Profanity
None
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Mild