A retelling of E.T.A Hoffmann's gothic story "The Sandman" and the opera "Tales of Hoffmann", ever since childhood, Hoffmann has been haunted by The Sandman and believed that a visitor to his father was really The Sandman, while traveling to Veneice he encounters a strange glass vendor who reappears through out his life. This film was never completed.
- Genre: Animation, Drama, Horror, Fantasy
- Studio: PennFilm Studio
- Keyword: gothic, mature, adult animation, mysterious, 1800s, swedish, fantasy, hoffmann
- Cast: Hans Alfredson, Jan Blomberg