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      The Magic Flute

      1975, Musical, 2h 14m

      25 Reviews 2,500+ Ratings

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      Fleet and joyous, Ingmar Bergman's filmed staging of Mozart's The Magic Flute captures the opera's mirth and satire with Scandinavian flair. Read critic reviews

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      Movie Info

      The Queen of the Night enlists a handsome prince named Tamino (Josef Köstlinger) to rescue her beautiful kidnapped daughter, Princess Pamina (Irma Urrila), in this screen adaptation of the beloved Mozart opera. Aided by the lovelorn bird hunter Papageno and a magical flute that holds the power to change the hearts of men, young Tamino embarks on a quest for true love, leading to the evil Sarastro's (Ulrik Cold) temple where Pamina is held captive.

      • Rating: G

      • Genre: Musical

      • Original Language: Swedish

      • Director: Ingmar Bergman

      • Writer: Ingmar Bergman

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

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      • Production Co: Sveriges Radio

      Cast & Crew

      Birgit Nordin
      Britt Marie Aruhn
      Kirsten Vaupel
      Birgitta Smiding
      Ulf Johansson
      Gösta Prüzelius

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      • Sep 29, 2008
        Everyone else is mental! Giving this film such high ratings. I am a fan of Mozart and I have a high tolerance for lengthy foreign films and musicals, bu this was near unbearable. I usual enjoy the songs from this opera, but they are now banned for a year, because of the bad memories from this film. It's so long and for some reason the camera pans to members of the audience for the first four minutes of the film. And throughout the opera at random points the camera pans to some little girl in the audience watching the opera. I mean WTF?? I thought I was watching the opera. DO NOT RENT THIS FILM!! IT"S SO BORING!
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      • Feb 06, 2008
        The opera works surprisingly well in Swedish, and, of course, Bergman's adaptation of this wonderful piece is one of a kind.
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      • Jun 07, 2007
        Excellent. Great take on a great opera by a great director.
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