Cinematic background from The Tales of Hoffmann 1951 - 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.

The Tales of Hoffmann

1951

Fantasy, Music, Musical

Directors:
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Writers:
Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell, Dennis Arundell, Jules Barbier, Michel Carré, E.T.A. Hoffmann
Official poster of The Tales of Hoffmann 1951 directed by [object Object], [object Object]
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A man in a bow tie and a woman in a white dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A man and a woman dressed in a dress; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A person playing a piano in a room with columns; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – An old man in a black coat standing in front of a row of lit candles; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A man and a woman dressed in costumes; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A woman in a blue dress standing next to a statue; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A person wearing a costume; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A woman in a yellow dress is standing in front of a chandelier; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A man in a black jacket standing in front of candles; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A painting of a woman in a dress in the woods; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A woman with a green head piece and red lipstick; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A man in a purple coat and white pants standing in front of a door; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A woman in a black dress and a green headpiece; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A man in a black robe and a black hood; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A beautiful woman laying on top of a bed; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A person wearing a costume; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A person wearing a headpiece; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A woman in a blue dress standing in front of an open door; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A woman with red hair wearing a blue veil; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – An oil painting of a greek temple by the water; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A woman with a veil over her head and face; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A person wearing a clown costume; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A wax figure of a man dressed as a vampire; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A person wearing a vampire costume; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – Two people are standing in front of a window; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A painting of a man rowing a boat in the middle of the ocean; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A man and a woman dressed up in costumes; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A person wearing a dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A person wearing a costume; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – Two people standing in front of a balcony with a view of the ocean; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A man in a black and white outfit with a bunch of keys around his neck; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A woman in a white dress is dancing on a stage; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A couple of people sitting on top of a couch; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A man and a woman sitting on a stage; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A person near a statue of a man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A man in a costume holding candles in his hands; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A man and a woman are posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A woman with red hair laying on top of a couch; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A man standing in front of a stage with gold drapes; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A painting of a man and a woman playing piano in front of a grand piano; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A man dressed in black and wearing a black robe; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A man with a face mask looking out of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A woman in a white dress standing next to a man in a black mask; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A person wearing a dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – An old man with white hair wearing a black suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A man and a woman posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A man and a woman are in a room with lights; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A woman in a white dress is doing a dance; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A group of people standing on top of a boat in the water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A woman in a blue dress looking at a bird; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – An old man with a strange look on his face; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A woman in a yellow dress dancing in front of a chandelier; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – Two people are standing in the middle of an empty stage; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), directed by Michael Powell – A man and a woman are playing the piano; Medium shot, High angle