As with The Red Shoes, the Archers achieve a truly amazing fantasy world, almost like a cartoon in which anything is possible.
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06/12/09
Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:7
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7.6/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: This classic film version of Jacques Offenbach's 1881 work is conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham. The story of Hoffman and his love for three women. Academy Award Nominations: Best (Color)... [More]
Starring: Robert Rounseville, Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann, Pamela Brown
Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
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For all the spectacle, it is more abstract than involving and the film never pumps with the blood of romantic passion that flows through so many Powell movies.
01/01/09
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03/20/08
... a truly sumptuous opera--one of cinema's best efforts.
08/09/06
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03/25/06
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02/09/06
Eye candy for aesthetes.
11/26/05
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07/02/05
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09/10/04
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