The Magic Flute (2-DVD) G

We only see Bergman, we only hear Mozart
The Magic Flute (2-DVD)
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DVD Details

  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Rated: G
  • Run Time: 2 hours, 18 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: March 12, 2019
  • Originally Released: 1975
  • Label: Criterion Collection

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 4,547
Rating: 5/5 -- 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.
New York Times
May 20, 2003
Rating: 4/4 -- Ingmar Bergman has never before made a movie so warm, happy and innocent... It's as if all this joy has been building up inside him during the great decade of metaphysical films beginning with Persona. Full Review
Chicago Sun-Times
Jul 9, 2018
This sprightly version of Mozart's opera is a charming achievement for Bergman...
USA Today
Jul 31, 2007
Ingmar Bergman's mounting of the Mozart masterpiece is appealingly conventional. Full Review
Chicago Reader
Aug 1, 2007
Rating: 3/5 -- Ingmar Bergman's revived 1975 version of Mozart's opera makes an uncharacteristically playful film for him about what is essentially a custody battle fought on a metaphysical level. Full Review
Dog and Wolf
Aug 27, 2018
Rating: 8/10 -- If anything, The Magic Flute gives viewers the clearest window into Bergman's fascination with the otherworldly, as the project allowed him to realize his childhood dream of filming his favorite opera. Full Review
The Retro Set
Jun 2, 2019
Rating: 4/5 -- The intelligence and clarity of Bergman's The Magic Flute is a marvel. Full Review
Guardian
Dec 1, 2007

Product Description:

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 Cold), who has kidnapped the girl. Tamino is aided on his mission by the bird catcher Papageno (Håkan Hagegård), an endearing buffoon (and arguably the opera's most popular character) who wants nothing more than to find himself a loving wife. The director presents a shortened version of the story, enhanced with a Freudian plot element (of sorts), while also giving the piece a slight overhaul for a more modern, less politically questionable feel. Bergman shows the goings-on onstage, often zooming in for close-ups of the performers' interaction with one another, interspersed with shots of individual faces in the audience. The actors were mostly chosen for their appearance and stage presence rather than their vocal prowess, though Hagegård has been singled out by critics for his fine performance and went on to enjoy a distinguished music career.

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