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The Magic Flute (TV)

Trollflöjten (TV)

1975

Ingmar Bergman

Josef Kostlinger, Irma Urrila, Hakan Hagegard, Elisabeth Erikson, Jane Darling

7.2

1,106

Drama. Musical Ingmar Bergman has stated that THE MAGIC FLUTE had long since been an inspiration to him by the time he directed this movie version of an actual staging of Mozart’s opera. In Emanuel Schikaneder’s libretto--performed here in Swedish instead of German--Prince Tamino (Josef Köstlinger) is sent by the mysterious and powerful Queen of the Night (Birgit Nordin) to rescue her daughter, Pamina (Irma Urrila), from the sorcerer Sarastro (Ulrik ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"It's less an interpretation than a simple presentation (...) As such, it plays reasonably well"
		Vincent Canby The New York Times	"An absolutely dazzling film entertainment, so full of beauty, intelligence, wit, and fun that it becomes a testimonial not only to man's possibilities but also to his high spirits."
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"Ingmar Bergman has never before made a movie so warm, happy and innocent (...) This must be the most delightful film ever made from an opera (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"
		Tony Rayns Time Out	"The result is a good deal less momentous than Bergman thinks. But it's still much livelier than most TV versions of operas."

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