The Tales of Hoffman, 1951, by M. Powell and E. Pressburger

[PicnicHikeMusic]

I'm a 45 year old guy - so this is way before my time  and I don't care for ballet on its own. But I find this fascinating just like "The Red Shoes." The music is great too. Powell and Pressburger made ballet accessible to so many with these movies. Moria Sheara is also stunning ( its between her and Maureen O'hara for the hottest red head ever). Today's computer effects are fine - in a "gee whiz" way. But they don't compete with the beauty of this old-time "analog" effects.

[manfromlamuncha]

My favorite movie - and George Romero's also! This movie is the "unifed field" of art!

[horofhay]

@manfromlamuncha: my favorite since I was 5 and first saw it on Million Dollar Move - have seen it just about every year since - it is ingrained in my psyche. This unmasking scene was always especially significant - even worked it into my graduate thesis. The stuff of CG Jung...

[joet88]

those archers love their dark endings

[clamdip2]

So wonderful. So unlike Transformers!

[796824]

They do not make films of this quality anymore

[StephenHP62]

A brilliant film! BTW, the conductor in the final scene is none other than Sir Thomas Beecham.

[NGS712]

What is the specific title of this piece and does anyone know if it can be found on YT?

[Other than this clip, of course. ;)]

[sunvana]

Barcarolle from the movie

Tales of Hoffman 1951 by

Powell and Pressman

[NGS712]

sun: Thanks. :)

[lvcklvck]

Thank you!

[Hasselhoffhater]

So what is the point with the dancing scene?

Aside of the fact that it reveals about Lindorf and the three girls being Stella?

[bossman103]

Poweel has said that he was inspired by disney that movement say more about action then words

[kuhnsbrat]

How perfection is speaking in dance with the days of old. Thank God for the beauty of cinema!

[awmnk]

OMG So sweet!

[luckfest]

absolutely fantastic music...

[abeldavos]

eccellente!