Better Than BFI’s Top 100: Un Certain Regard

For a brief introduction and a running list of movies covered in this project, click here The trouble with a top 100 list is usually #101. What follows here is not 101-125, and it shouldn’t be construed that way, but it is a list of movies that I thought about a great deal when I was… Read More Better Than BFI’s Top 100: Un Certain Regard

July 27, 2019 Tim1 Comment

The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)

Dir. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Starring Robert Rousenville, Robert Helpmann, Léonide Massine The Tales of Hoffmann is one of those lovely movies which is a personality test for the viewer. The movie is a technical marvel, totally beautiful, beautifully aligned. It is no small thing to decide to take an opera, which are essentially… Read More The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)

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Better Than BFI’s Top 100: Un Certain Regard

The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)