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Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) 1776-1822 Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) 1776-1822 Drama Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) 1776-1822 Film adaptations Love Love Drama Near-death experiences Near-death experiences Drama Poets Poets Drama World War, 1939-1945 DramaFilter By Subjects
Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) 1776-1822 Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) 1776-1822 Drama Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) 1776-1822 Film adaptations Love Love Drama Near-death experiences Near-death experiences Drama Poets Poets Drama World War, 1939-1945 DramaSummary: After miraculously surviving a jump from his burning plane, RAF pilot Peter Carter encounters the American radio operator to whom he has just delivered his dying wishes and, face-to-face on a tranquil English beach, the pair fall in love. When a messenger from the afterlife arrives to correct the clerical error that spared his life, Peter must mount a fierce defense for his right to stay on earth.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Criterion Collection 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Powell and Pressburger merge film with opera and dance to tell the tale of a poet who dreams of three women who all break his heart. He tells "the three tales of my folly of love"--In Paris, when he fancied himself in love with Olympia, who turned out to be a life-sized doll; in Venice, when bewitched by a beautiful courtesan; and on a Grecian isle, in love with daughter of a singer and conductor.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2005