N° 4997
The Magic Flute (aka Trollflöjten) is Ingmar Bergman's 1975 film
version of Mozart's opera Die Zauberflöte. It was intended as a
television production and was first shown on Swedish television but
was followed by a cinema release later that year. The film was
shown at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival, but was not entered into
the main competition. The film is notable as the first
made-for-television film with a stereo soundtrack. However, because
of its 1975 television origins, it was not made in widescreen.
Plot: "The Queen of the Night offers her daughter Pamina to Tamino,
but he has to bring her back from her father and priest Sarastro.
She gives a magic flute to Tamino and magic bells to the bird
hunter Papageno, who follows Tamino and wants to find a wife. The
duo travels in a journey of love and knowledge."
Approx. run time 135 mins
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