Hoffmaniada (2018)

Hoffmaniada (Russian: Гофманиа́да; Gofmaniada) is a stop motion-animated feature film from Russian studio Soyuzmultfilm. The concept and all of the art design was done by Mikhail Shemyakin and it is being directed by Stanislav Sokolov.

It will be based on the tales of E. T. A. Hoffmann. The film will use puppet animation exclusively and will avoid using computer animation for special effects. The first 20 minutes of the film were screened on November 20, 2006, in Saint Petersburg and received positive reactions from various news outlets. A November 11, 2006 article said that the money to continue filming could not be found in Russia and that the filmmakers would probably try to find Western investors. A November 18, 2008 article said that the necessary money was finally given by the government. The finished film will run around 78 minutes and, as of June 2015, is expected to be released in early 2016.

Synopsis

The film will be based around three of Hoffmann's tales (Klein Zaches, The Golden Pot and The Sandman), with the main character being Hoffmann himself. In particular, it will focus on the duality between the imaginative universe of his writings and his real-life profession as a government clerk (which will be based on his letters and journals).

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