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The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) was a Adventure - Fantasy Film directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and produced by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger and George R. Busby.

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By Michaela on Jul 30, 2015 From Love Letters to Old Hollywood

Deservedly praised for their delectable Technicolor creations and thought-provoking stories, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger are a film lover's dream team. Tales of obsession have never been portrayed so beautifully and so bitterly, as evidenced by the likes of The Red Shoes, Black Narcissus, ... Read full article


Os Contos de Hoffmann (1951) / The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)

By L? on Nov 30, -0001 From Critica Retro

Os Contos de Hoffmann (1951) / The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) Eu confio em Martin Scorsese. Ele n?o ? apenas um excelente cineasta, mas tamb?m ama o cinema profundamente. Ele tem uma funda??o para restaurar e exibir filmes de todo o mundo que sejam culturalmente significantes. E por causa disso ... Read full article


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Michael Powell began the project after hearing Thomas Beecham playing the score on piano and singing all of the parts.
Robert Rounseville (Hoffmann) and 'Ann Ayars' (Antonia) are the only performers in the film who both appear on screen and do their own singing. Every other character is dubbed.
George A. Romero, writer/director of Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead has cited "The Tales of Hoffman" as his all-time favorite movie, saying that it was the movie that originally inspired him to get into film-making.
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