DVD
The magic flute = Trollflöjten
Call Number
- DVD FOREIGN (CEN)
Edition
DVD special edition.
Languages
In Swedish, with English subtitles.
Performers
Josef Köstlinger, Irma Urrila, Håkan Hagegård, Elisabeth Erikson, Ulrik Cold, Birgit Nordin, Ragnar Ulfung, Erik Saeden.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2019]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (138 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (19 cm)
Audience
MPAA rating: G.
Uniform Title
Summary
A scintillating screen version of 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, 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.
Notes
Title from container.
Based on the opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder.
Originally broadcast on Swedish television and released as a motion picture in 1975.
Special features: New 2K digital restoration ; interview with director Ingmar Bergman recorded in 1974 for Swedish television ; new interview with film scholar Peter Cowie ; Tystnad! Tagning! Trollflöjten! (1975), a feature-length documentary produced for Swedish television about the making of the film.