Hoffmaniada

Hoffmaniada

2018 · 73 min · ★ 4.2 · Animation

Based around three of E.T.A. Hoffmann's tales ("Klein Zaches," "The Golden Pot" and "The Sandman"), with the main character being Hoffmann himself, this stop-motion fantasia focuses on the duality between the imaginative universe of his writings and his real-life profession as a government clerk.

Directed by Stanislav Sokolov · Written by Stanislav Sokolov

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