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Hoffmanns Erzählungen

2011·Movie
2h 48min

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High energy, immersive world.

Energy

Spectacular

Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.

  • Spectacle8
  • Tension6
  • Fast Pace5

Heart

Deeply moving and melancholic

  • Pathos9
  • Melancholy8
  • Catharsis8

Humor

Some sharp wit and dark humor

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Wit & Wordplay5
  • Dark Humor5
  • Satire & Parody4

World

Fantasy, the mind, and show business

Lived-in and easy to get lost in.

  • World Immersion8
  • Dialogue Centrality8
  • Rewatchability7

Craft

Standout direction, performances, and storytelling

Layered plot that rewards full attention.

  • Complexity9
  • Direction8
  • Acting8

Style

Standout score

  • Music Composition9
  • Music Centrality9
  • Cinematography7

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Live performance, Bayerische Staatsoper, 2011. The Tales of Hoffmann (French: LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN) is an opéra fantastique by Jacques Offenbach that combines three short stories by E.T.A. Hoffmann into a haunting whole: a melancholy poet reflects on three women he loved and lost in the past: a mechanical performing doll, a Venetian courtesan, and the consumptive daughter of a celebrated composer. One of the questions this opera poses for any director is how to link the 'tales' of Hoffmann's three lost loves together and knit them satisfactorily into the Prologue and Epilogue. In this production, Richard Jones solves the puzzle by turning it into an autobiographical journey which ends with a grand meet-up of all the characters Hoffmann has encountered: for once, Hoffmann is not presented as a rollicking kind of drunken story-spinner, but rather a sad-eyed, sobered-up depressive, who reaches for the bottle only because his disastrous love life has gone wrong yet again.
OperaLive PerformanceMelancholyShowbizPsychologicalRomantic TragedyFantasyComplex NarrativeEmotionalMusic-Driven

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80
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How long is Hoffmanns Erzählungen?

2 h 48 min

Hoffmanns Erzählungen runs 2 h 48 min.

What language is Hoffmanns Erzählungen in?

French

It was made in French. Produced in Germany.