The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)

The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) - Music Movies 127 minutes. Opowiesci Hoffmanna, Hoffmannin seikkailut, Hoffmanns eventyr, Jacques Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann. A young poet named Hoffman broods over his failed romances. First, his affair with the beautiful Olympia is shattered when he realizes that she is really a mechanical woman designed by a scientist. Next, he believes that a striking prostitute loves him, only to find out she was hired to fake her affections by the dastardly Dapertutto. Lastly, a magic spell claims the life of his final lover. opera, musical, surrealism, based on play or musical, anthology, ballet, automaton, soprano, prima ballerina