The tales of Hoffmann : a fantastic opera
Title:
The tales of Hoffmann : a fantastic opera
Uniform Title:
Tales of Hoffmann (Motion picture : 1951)
ISBN:
9781604652109
9781604652130
Edition:
DVD ed.
Publication Information:
[New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2009]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Series:
General Note:
Opera/ballet film.
Based upon the opera by Jacques Offenbach and short stories by E.T.A. Hoffmann.
Originally released by Lopert Distributing Corporation as a motion picture in 1951.
Also released as a set (Essential art house, vol. 4) with: Le jou se léve, Mayerling, The 39 steps, Throne of blood, and Gervaise.
Added Author:
Summary:
Hoffmann is a lovelorn young man in Nuremberg who is watching his latest love, Stella, dance in the ballet. In the interval he goes to the tavern where he tells his friends the tales of the three major loves of his life.
System Details:
DVD ; DOLBY DIGITAL MONO ; FULL SCREEN (1.33:1 ASPECT RATIO) ; REGION 1, NTSC.
Language Note:
SUBTITLES FOR THE DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING.
SUNG IN ENGLISH.
