The Tales Of Hoffman

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The Tales Of Hoffman
A large collection of material associated with The Tales Of Hoffman, including an indexed memoranda book containing seventy-eight black and white photographs of approximately fifty costume designs for various characters, including Hoffman [Robert Rounseville], Dragonfly [Moira Shearer] and Lindorf [Robert Helpmann], all mounted with corresponding typed description of costume, some with fabric swatches and additional sketches; approximately two hundred and seven additional black and white photographs of additional costume designs; a white plaster life mask, inscribed in black ink inside Moira Shearer cast for Tales Of Hoffman; two claret painted face masks constructed of plaster reinforced with net, each a woman's face with eyes closed and hair with curls shaped as roses and related material (a lot)

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The Tales Of Hoffman, 1951, British Lion, written and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, starred Robert Rounseville, Robert Helpmann, Pamela Brown and Moira Shearer and was nominated for an Academy Award for best art direction by Hein Heckroth.

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