MFAH Film Restorations & Revivals: The Tales of Hoffmann
- When
- September 18, 2015
- Where
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Museum of Fine Arts Houston – Brown Auditorium
1001 Bissonnet Street
Houston,TX 77006 - Cost
- $2 - $1001
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents the Restorations & Revivals film series. Enjoy these classics from world cinema on the big screen in Brown Auditorium Theater!
The Tales of Hoffmann
Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
1951
UK
128 minutes
DCP
There are few better ways to celebrate this year’s Technicolor centennial than with Powell and Pressburger’s lush interpretation of Offenbach’s 1881 opera, The Tales of Hoffmann.
A tour-de-force of dance, music, color, and pioneering special effects, the story unfolds in three tales and follows a poet’s fantastic and romantic adventures.
The cast includes Moira Shearer, the ballerina from The Red Shoes.
This stunning, new 4K restoration was made possible by a partnership that includes The Film Foundation and the British Film Institute, and was supervised by Martin Scorsese’s longtime editor (and Michael Powell’s widow), Thelma Schoonmaker.
Community Partners: Houston Grand Opera, Houston Cinema Arts Society.
