Cinematography:
Christopher ChallisComposer:
Jacques OffenbachCast:
Moira Shearer, Ludmila Tchérina, Ann Ayars, Pamela Brown, Joan Alexander, Mogens Wieth, Robert Helpmann, Philip Leaver, Arthur Skinner, Barry LowePlots(1)
While he awaits a beautiful ballerina in a tavern, celebrated poet Hoffmann reflects on three women with whom he disastrously fell in love: the automaton Olympia, the courtesan Giulietta, and Antonia, a consumptive opera singer. Each courtship was undermined by a sinister Svengali in various guises. Based on German-born French composer Jacques Offenbach's unfinished fantasy opera. (Criterion)
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