The Tales of Hoffmann, 1951.Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Starring  Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann and Léonide Massine.SYNOPSIS:An opera, Hoffmann tells of his romantic history with three beautiful women; Olympia, Giulietta and Antonia“I have to say”, says director Michael Powell prior to working on The Tales of Hoffmann, “I didn’t know much about the opera”. That […]