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The Magic Flute (Trollflöjten)
| Rating: | G |
| Genre: | Comedy, Romance, Musical |
| Release Date: | November 11, 1975 |
| Running time: | 145 minutes |
| Cast: | Britt-Marie Aruhn, Jerker Arvidson, Gosta Backelin, Ingmar Bergman, Ulrik Cold |
| Director: | Ingmar Bergman |
| Producer: | Mans Reutersward |
| Writer: | Ingmar Bergman |
| Distributor: | Surrogate |
Description: 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.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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