The Tales of Hoffmann
Cabaret Cinema

Friday November 6, 2009 @ 9:30 PM


Powell/Pressburger, UK, 1951 (127 min)

In a tavern in Nuremberg, the young Hoffmann (Robert Rounseville) tells three stories of past loves (played by Moira Shearer, Ludmilla Tchérina, and Anne Ayars). He recounts the stories during the interval of a ballet, which stars his new love Stella.  Jungian themes abound: the fellow student Niklaus is the alter ego of Hoffmann himself, while the character of Schlemihl has sold his shadow to the devil.

Introduced by Thelma Schoonmaker

Free with a $7 bar minimum

Thelma Schoonmaker is an Academy Award-winning film editor. She has been nominated for Academy Awards five times and has won three, for her work on Raging Bull, The Aviator, and The Departed. She is a close collaborator with Martin Scorsese, and her work can be seen in Woodstock, Kundun, Goodfellas, Cape Fear, and Scorsese's latest, Shutter Island, which opens October 2. She was married to Michael Powell from May 17, 1984 until his death.

 

Inspired by the exhibition The Red Book of C. G. Jung the Red Book series presents classic films that explore Jungian themes, including the various archetypes and the exploration of the self through fantasy.

 

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