Les Contes D'Hoffmann

Among DVDs of "Hoffmann" currently available, this is the only one that even begins to stand comparison with the superlative Powell and Pressburger film (whose ideas it occasionally borrows). Olivier Py's baroque imagination, which sometimes leads him into self-indulgence and incoherence, is well suited to bringing out this opera's darkness and he does an excellent job

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Release Date

October 6, 2008

Status

Released

Original Title

Les Contes D'Hoffmann

Runtime

2h 51min

Budget

Revenue

Language

French

Production Companies

Grand Théâtre de Genève