{"product_id":"hoffmaniada-blu-ray","title":"Hoffmaniada (BLU-RAY) Pre-Order Deadline August 18\/26 Coming to Our Shelves September 2026","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/roeQ95vYnFY?si=dikpmPNI88PGm1WJ\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e One of the most luminously beautiful and richly detailed stop-motion features in recent memory, Russian director \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStanislav Sokolov’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e masterwork finally arrives in North America.  Adapted from the writings of famed Gothic fantasy author \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eE.T.A. Hoffman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (best known for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Nutcracker \u0026amp; The Mouse King)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, HOFFMANIADA is a visually stunning cross between Henry Selick circa JAMES \u0026amp; THE GIANT PEACH and THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS and Mozart’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Magic Flute, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efilled with operatic dreams, clockwork automatons, fire salamanders, witchcraft, love, magic, and the legendary city of Atlantis.  Interweaving plots from three Hoffman stories (“The Sandman,” “The Golden Pot” and “Little Zaches Called Cinnabar”) with the real-life drudgery of the writer’s job as a government clerk, the film utilized over 150 stop-motion puppets and was the first feature project in decades from legendary animation studio Soyuzmultfilm (THE SNOW QUEEN).  Featuring the voices of Vladimir Koshevoy, Slava Polunin, Natalya Fisson and Anvar Libabov.  “Maybe the most ambitious stop-motion film ever made in Russia … The puppets and animation in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHoffmaniada\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are breathtaking.” – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnimation Obsessive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Russian with English subtitles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBonus Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A Black-and-White Film” (Chyorno-beloe kino) – 1984, 19 min.  Sokolov’s early stop-motion gem follows a man who drifts away from his own party and into memories of his childhood days.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Hoffmaniada:  Frame By Frame” (2018, 23 min., dir. Kevin McNeer) – a fascinating behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of HOFFMANIADA.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Not Only Human” – new visual essay by animation historian John Adkins of Animation Obsessive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew commentary track by animation producer and podcaster Adam Rackoff, podcaster and film critic James Hancock, and filmmaker and podcaster Martin Kessler.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal trailer for film (with English subtitles).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew video conversation with acclaimed British stop-motion animator Barry J.C. Purves and Deaf Crocodile’s Dennis Bartok discussing HOFFMANIADA, Purves’ own career, Ray Harryhausen and KING KONG (2026, 40 min.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlu-ray authoring by Vital Passenger.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Deaf Crocodile","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45110783082696,"sku":"DC-058CD","price":29.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/Hoffmaniadabd.jpg?v=1780773262","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/products\/hoffmaniada-blu-ray","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}