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Magic Flute, The Blu-Ray

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Magic Flute, The Dvd
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Collection: Criterion Collection
Format: Blu-ray
Year: 1975
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Josef Köstlinger, Irma Urrila, Håkan Hagegård, Elisabeth Erikson, Ulrik Cold, Birgit Nordin, Ragnar Ulfung, Erik Saedén, Britt-Marie Aruhn, Birgitta Smiding, Kirsten Vaupel, Ansgar Krook, Urban Malmberg, Erland von Heijne
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Language: Swedish
Release Date: 2019-12-03
Description

This scintillating screen version of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s beloved opera showcases Ingmar Bergman’s deep knowledge of music and gift for expressing it cinematically. Casting some of Europe’s finest soloists—Josef Köstlinger, Ulrik Cold, Håkan Hagegård, and Birgit Nordin among them—the director lovingly recreated the baroque theater of Sweden’s Drottningholm Palace to stage the story of the prince Tamino and his zestful sidekick Papageno, who are sent on a mission to save a beautiful princess from the clutches of evil. A celebration of love and forgiveness that exhibits a profound appreciation for the artifice and spectacle of the theater, The Magic Flute is among the most exquisite opera films ever made.