# The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)

> A poet's doomed romances become dazzling operatic fantasies in which heartbreak is transmuted into artistic vision.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/29106

## Facts

- Runtime: 127 min
- Genres: Music, Fantasy, Drama
- Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
- Cast: Moira Shearer, Ludmilla Tchérina, Pamela Brown, Léonide Massine, Ann Ayars, Robert Helpmann, Frederick Ashton, Robert Rounseville
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044103/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: surreal, operatic, melancholic, classic cinema night, opera viewing

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