The Magic Flute
1975 · Movie · G · 134 min · ★ 7.2 · 87% critics
The Queen of the Night recruits a young prince to rescue her kidnapped daughter, sending him on a quest for true love. Along the way, he teams up with a bird hunter and uses a magical flute to change hearts, eventually confronting a temple where the captive is held.
Based on The Magic Flute
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Details
- Original title
- Trollflöjten
- Years
- 1975
- Release date
- 1975-10-04
- Language
- Swedish
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (101 votes)
About
You’ll like this mix of fairy-tale wonder and high-stakes emotion if you enjoy filmed opera traditions and magical quests; Not for you if close-up audience cutaways or full-on singing make it hard to stay immersed, like in Autumn Sonata.
Pros: dazzling Mozart music; charming magical quest; theatrical charm on screen | Cons: audience cutaways distract; some scenes feel uneven; opera fans only might prefer
Themes
- opera
- mozart
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 1976 · nominated
- César Award — Best Foreign Film · 1976 · nominated
Cast & crew
- JK
Josef Köstlinger
as Tamino
- IU
Irma Urrila
as Pamina
Håkan Hagegård
as Papageno
- EE
Elisabeth Erikson
as Papagena
- BA
Britt-Marie Aruhn
as Första damen (First Lady)
Kirsten Vaupel
as Andra damen (Second Lady)
- BS
Birgitta Smiding
as Tredje damen (Third Lady)
Ulrik Cold
as Sarastro
- BN
Birgit Nordin
as Nattens Drottning (Queen of the Night)
Ragnar Ulfung
as Monostatos
Directed by Ingmar Bergman