Responding to your first question: There is a Britihs TV production (probably Chanel 4), an opera by Judith Weir called "Heaven Ablaze in his
Breast". It is a television opera, the characters and story elements came from Hoffman and dance is a very crucial element in it.
Henry
Mike Frank wrote:
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> 1. in connection with an ETA Hoffman celebration, a friend is
> looking for films that relate both the hoffman's work and to
> some aspect of dance . . . are there any such films other than
> in the work of powell and pressburger? . . . and does anyone
> know of any critical work on the connection or interpenetration
> or influence of hoffman, dance, and cinema?
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> 2. much closer to home: a while back [almost certainly at some
> time during the past year] the new yorker ran a brief overview
> of the work and reputation of nicholas ray . . . i've gone through
> lots of back issues without coming upon the one that has this piece
> in it . . . does anyone off hand remember when it appeared?
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> thanks much
>
> mike
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> <br><font size=2 color=#2222c0 face="Comic Sans MS">1. in connection with an ETA Hoffman celebration, a friend is </font>
> <br><font size=2 color=#2222c0 face="Comic Sans MS">looking for films that relate both the hoffman's work and to</font>
> <br><font size=2 color=#2222c0 face="Comic Sans MS">some aspect of dance . . . are there any such films other than</font>
> <br><font size=2 color=#2222c0 face="Comic Sans MS">in the work of powell and pressburger? . . . and does anyone </font>
> <br><font size=2 color=#2222c0 face="Comic Sans MS">know of any critical work on the connection or interpenetration</font>
> <br><font size=2 color=#2222c0 face="Comic Sans MS">or influence of hoffman, dance, and cinema?</font>
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> <br><font size=2 color=#2222c0 face="Comic Sans MS">2. much closer to home: a while back [almost certainly at some</font>
> <br><font size=2 color=#2222c0 face="Comic Sans MS">time during the past year] <b><i>the new yorker</i></b> ran a brief overview </font>
> <br><font size=2 color=#2222c0 face="Comic Sans MS">of the work and reputation of nicholas ray . . . i've gone through </font>
> <br><font size=2 color=#2222c0 face="Comic Sans MS">lots of back issues without coming upon the one that has this piece</font>
> <br><font size=2 color=#2222c0 face="Comic Sans MS">in it . . . does anyone off hand remember when it appeared?</font>
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> <br><font size=2 color=#2222c0 face="Comic Sans MS">thanks much</font>
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> <br><font size=2 color=#2222c0 face="Comic Sans MS">mike</font>
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