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The tales of Hoffmann / William Germano.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Germano, William P., 1950- author.
- Series:
- BFI film classics.
- BFI Film Classics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tales of Hoffmann (Motion picture : 1951).
- Motion pictures and opera.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (117 pages) : color illustrations, photographs.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London, [England] : BFI : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
- Summary:
- The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) is a unique and important film, both in the history of British cinema and in the history of interdisciplinary art-making. It is the first full-throttle presentation of an opera on screen: a Technicolor exploration of romance, fantasy, and failure, more danced than sung.
- Contents:
- 1. The Archers take aim
- 2. Three tales of and about Hoffmann
- 3. Film and opera after Hoffmann
- Technical details.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-137-45121-1
- OCLC:
- 965711156
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