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* EvilIsSexy: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by Giulietta, who seduces men ([[SweetPollyOliver and sometimes Nicklausse]]) in an attempt at collecting their souls for Dapertutto.
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** Is Lindorf a StalkerWithACrush trying to pull a BetterPartnerAssertion on the currently single Stella? Or is he Stella’s current lover trying to uncover and prevent her from having an affair? In the 1970 film he’s the former, in the 1983 film he’s the latter, and the 1951 film leaves it ambiguous.
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** Is Hoffmann being undeservedly harsh on Stella [[PoorCommunicationKills because he doesn’t know that she still wants to be with him]]? Or was she the one making a last ditch effort to save a toxic, utterly broken relationship?
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** As the Muse reveal was cut, the sole mention of Nicklausse’s gender in the Powell and Pressburger film is Spalanzani calling the character ”my boy.” Is this [[CrosscastRole straightforward?]] Is he [[LadyLooksLikeADude mistaken?]] Or is it him subtly bringing ''attention'' to her being a SweetPollyOliver with some cheeky sarcasm?
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* [[HoYay Les Yay]]: The opera's most famous musical excerpt, the Barcarolle, is an erotic duet sung by two women. Ostensibly one of them is playing a man, except Nicklausse isn't really a man, but the female Muse in disguise.
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** The opera's most famous musical excerpt, the Barcarolle, is an erotic duet sung by two women. Ostensibly one of them is playing a man, except Nicklausse isn't really a man, but the female Muse indisguise.disguise.
** Nicklausse sometimes gets a bit of this with Olympia. In the 1951 film, She’s almost as taken in by her beauty as Hoffmann is.
--> '''Hoffmann:''' ''"Who sees her must adore her."'''
--> '''Nicklausse:''' ''"And Heaven bow before her."''
--> '''Hoffmann:''' ''"A great success, my dear."''
--> '''Nicklausse:''' ''"She’s really not so bad."''
** The opera's most famous musical excerpt, the Barcarolle, is an erotic duet sung by two women. Ostensibly one of them is playing a man, except Nicklausse isn't really a man, but the female Muse in
** Nicklausse sometimes gets a bit of this with Olympia. In the 1951 film, She’s almost as taken in by her beauty as Hoffmann is.
--> '''Hoffmann:''' ''"Who sees her must adore her."'''
--> '''Nicklausse:''' ''"And Heaven bow before her."''
--> '''Hoffmann:''' ''"A great success, my dear."''
--> '''Nicklausse:''' ''"She’s really not so bad."''
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** Is Cochenille just a man with a stutter, or is he [[RidiculouslyHumanRobot one of Spalanzani's creations like Olympia]], whose "stutter" is caused by malfunctioning?
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** Is Cochenille just a man with a stutter, or is he [[RidiculouslyHumanRobot one of Spalanzani's creations like Olympia]], whose "stutter" is caused by malfunctioning?malfunctioning? As he is an OriginalCharacter, productions pretty much have free reign to portray him however they prefer.
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** What is Antonia's [[VictorianNovelDisease disease]]? Is is [[TheDiseaseThatShallNotBeNamed tuberculosis]], that ever-pervasive "romantic" disease, as (badly) understood by an early 19th century writer like Hoffmann and with a layer of fantasy added to it? Or is it a completely fictional ailment? Or does it even matter what it is, since it's arguably just Hoffmann's allegory for how Stella's singing career keeps her from committing to him?
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** What is Antonia's [[VictorianNovelDisease disease]]? Is is [[TheDiseaseThatShallNotBeNamed tuberculosis]], that ever-pervasive "romantic" disease, as (badly) understood by an early 19th century writer like Hoffmann and with a layer of fantasy added to it? Or is it a completely fictional ailment? Or does it even matter what it is, since it's arguably just Hoffmann's allegory for how Stella's singing career keeps her from committing to him?him? Note that in the original story, Antonia’s ([[AdaptationalVillainy non-murderous]]) doctor explicitly ''doesn’t'' discover the root cause of her organ failure.
