by POWELL & PRESSBURGER · CD · DVD · EAN 8712177047871
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«The Tales of Hoffmann» is the film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, starring Robert Rounseville, Moira Shearer and Ludmilla Tcherina, on DVD.
Film adaptation of the opera «Les contes d'Hoffmann» by Jacques Offenbach, structured in three acts with prologue and epilogue. Between fantasy and drama, it recreates Hoffmann's stories with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Sadler's Wells Chorus conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham.
This edition, published in 2005 in NTSC multi-region, includes 2 audio CDs with the German soundtrack, featuring Rudolf Schock, Josef Metternich, Rita Streich and Anny Schlemm.
For fans of opera and classic musical cinema, especially the productions of Powell and Pressburger.
