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Tales of Hoffmann (The) (Blu-ray) (1951)
A poet dreams of three woman who all break his heart in different ways.Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Year of Copyright: 1951
Year of Production: 1950
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with filmmaker Martin Scorsese and critic Bruce Eder; updated by Bruce Eder (1992/2022)
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Extras:2005 Interview with filmmaker George A. Romero (18:02)
"The Sorcerer’s Apprentice" 1956 musical short (13:33)
Still Gallery
Production Designer Hein Heckroth’s Gallery of design sketches and paintings
Theatrical Trailer (3:02) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Features a 4K digital restoration by The Film Foundation and the BFI National Archive in association with StudioCanal.
Comes with an essay by film historian Ian Christie. -
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Extras:2015 Martin Scorsese Introduction (3:21)
2015 Interview with Thelma Schoonmaker (18:56)
Stills Gallery
Theatrical Trailer (1:46) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Restored in 4K supervised by Martin Scorsese, Thelma Schoonmaker Powel and Ned Pric.
Comes with artcards and a liner notes booklet. -
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OVERALL: Draw
Both releases feature differing extras.
This film exists in three versions:
(1.) The original pre-release cut (138 minutes)
(2.) The theatrical cut with cuts by director Michael Powell (124 minutes)
(3.) The 2014 restoration which restores previously deleted scenes but is still missing "Prologue: Kleinzach Cut" (2:30) and "Olympia: The Cockrel Cut" (2:54) as the scenes in 35mm are lost, although exist in 16mm format (133 minutes).
Here is an extract of a letter from Michael Powell to Emeric Pressburger about the cuts made.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A #317 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts. 2014 Restoration (134:12).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Studio Canal - No cuts. 2014 Restoration (133:07).
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 06/04/15
Comparison last updated by Anthony_DiPaola on 13/05/22UPDATE LOG:
06/04/15: Initial entry.
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29/04/15: DVDBeaver link.
11/05/15: Information on the various lengths and missing footage.
14/05/15: Capsaholic link.
27/11/21: Dates.
13/05/22: Addition of the US release.
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