The Magic Flute overview
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Synopsis:
A longtime pet project of Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera The Magic Flute was finally brought to the screen in 1973. While the opera itself is offered in a highly stylized and theatrical fashion, the fluidity of the camerawork turns the affair into a purely cinematic experience. Sung in Swedish, the libretto remains as ever a gentle parody of the initiation ceremonies of the Masons, offered as an other-worldly fantasy involving a kidnapped princess (Irma Urrila), a vengeful Queen of the Night (Birgit Nordin), and a carefree wanderer who periodically plays the titular flute.
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Movie Details:
- Director: Ingmar Bergman
- Year: 1975
- Run Time: 134 minutes
- Country: Sweden
- Language: Swedish
- Category: Feature
- Genre/Type: Fantasy, Musical
- Filmed in: Made for TV, Color
