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Tamino
Papageno
Papagena
Pamina
Sarastro
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Critic Reviews for The Magic Flute
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The results are often fascinating (I love the duet of the Armed Men, sung by a chorus of faces animated out of a wall of sandbags), sometimes ludicrous and never boring.
March 20, 2009 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… -
In the end, love triumphs. In this movie, the music triumphs, proving again that a true masterpiece can survive all kinds of meddling.
March 20, 2009 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… -
A week is a long time in cinema. Last Friday saw Branagh being all but written off thanks to the ludicrous Sleuth. This week, he's hitting the high notes.
November 30, 2007 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
His flamboyant rendering of the Mozart opera isn't as smug and stagey as Sleuth, but it is insufferable - and 40 minutes longer.
November 30, 2007 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
With James Conlon conducting, this Flute is perfectly in tune - so it's a shame Branagh keeps dropping it in the mud.
November 30, 2007 | Full Review… -
The film is fresh, spectacular and unafraid to be called philistine.
November 30, 2007 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for The Magic Flute
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Jun 20, 2013In this adaptation of Mozart's classic opera, Tamino is fights for his love in World War I era trenches. Kenneth Brannagh, whose Shakespearean adaptations don't always use the advantages of film, makes up for it in this rendition of Mozart's opera. Visual effects abound in Brannagh's best imitation of Julie Taymor, and while some of them are effective, most of the visual stylings do little to advance the plot even though they're fun to look at. The acting and the singing are the real highlights of this film; many of the actors, particularly Benjamin Jay Davis, are able to satisfy the high demands of opera while focusing their work for the film. Overall, I enjoyed this film even though Brannagh is no Julie Taymor.Jim H Super Reviewer
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