The Tales of Hoffmann
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United Kingdom · 1951
2h 7m
Director Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Starring Moira Shearer, Ludmilla Tchérina, Pamela Brown, Léonide Massine
Genre Fantasy, Music, Romance
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In this film adaptation of the Offenbach opera, a young poet named Hoffman broods over his failed romances. First, his affair with the beautiful Olympia is shattered when he realizes that she is really a mechanical woman designed by a scientist. Next, he believes that a striking prostitute loves him, only to find out she was hired to fake her affections by the dastardly Dapertutto. Lastly, a magic spell claims the life of his final lover.
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