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Cast
Rolando Villazón
as Hoffmann
Diana Damrau
as Olympia / Giulietta / Antonia / Stella
John Relyea
as Lindorff / Coppélius / Miracle / Dapertutto
Kevin Conners
as Cochenille / Pitichinaccio / Frantz
Angela Brower
as Nicklausse / La Muse
Ulrich Reß
as Spalanzani
Dean Power
as Nathanaël
Tim Kuypers
as Hermann
Christian Rieger
as Schlémil
Andrew Owens
as Wilhelm
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2011
Runtime2h 48m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, Fantasy, Music
Votes1
DirectorMichael Beyer
WritersJules Barbier
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsHoffmanns Erzählungen
About Hoffmanns Erzählungen
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.
Directed by Michael Beyer, Hoffmanns Erzählungen leans on a strong ensemble — Rolando Villazón, Diana Damrau, John Relyea — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 2011.
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