The Magic Flute (2006)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Kenneth Branagh

Writers:

Emanuel Schikaneder (libretto)
Kenneth Branagh (adapted for the screen by)

Release Date:

13 December 2006 (France)

Genre:

Music

Plot:

A prince and his companion battle evil forces to rescue a princess. |

Plot Keywords:

Persecution | Fictional War | Escape | Opera

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Joseph Kaiser	...	Tamino
Amy Carson	...	Pamina
René Pape	...	Sarastro
Lyubov Petrova	...	Queen of the Night
Benjamin Jay Davis	...	Papageno
Silvia Moi	...	Papagena
Tom Randle	...	Monostatos
Ben Uttley	...	Priest
Teuta Koço	...	First Lady
Louise Callinan	...	Second Lady
Kim-Marie Woodhouse	...	Third Lady
Rodney Clarke	...	First Officer
Charne Rochford	...	Second Officer
Peter Wedd	...	First Armed Man
Keel Watson	...	Second Armed Man

Also Known As:

La flûte enchantée (France)
La flauta mágica (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Il flauto magico (Italy) [it]
O magikos avlos (Greece) [el]
Taikahuilu (Finland) [fi]
Trollflöjten (Sweden) [sv]

Runtime:

135 min

Country:

France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Norway:7 | Ireland:PG | Finland:K-7 | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:13 | Chile:Y7

Filming Locations:

Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Company:

Idéale Audience

Trivia:

In the final shot, a wire was rigged in order to hold the wooden flute out of frame after it had been thrown into the air by Joseph Kaiser. However, on the first run the wire snapped and the flute fell and hit Amy Carson on the head. Carson sat down for a moment to compose herself before the shot was attempted again - this time with Kaiser dropping the flute out of frame before pretending to throw it.

Movie Connections:

Version of The Magic Flute (1986) (TV)

Soundtrack:

The Magic Flute

Superb - by fans for the fans

I think it's sad that this movie got such a low IMDb grade. I just wanted to say that this film is not for people who has an abc list of criteria each film has to fulfill to be a "good" film.

I do not watch much TV and film, and it's getting even less as I've started to work in the business myself.

This movie is for people like me, who've seen enough to see they need something different. AND it's for Magic Flute fans. I you don't like things being different or Mozart, you won't like this film either.

But IF you like Mozart and things that are different (call it "original" if you'd like). Then this is a MUST SEE. Branaugh has captured ALL the important details i this movie, and by IMPORTANT I don't mean whether the coloratura can hit the F sharp in a special way. I mean captured the true FEEL of the original play.

The libretto is silly and full of love, so is this movie. I've seen so many different versions of the opera, but only in this film have I seen truly fitting singers in the different roles. Most casts have a dull Tamino -> in this he's brilliant. Pamina is brilliant. Papageno is brilliant.

Mozart would be proud of himself and the performers and Branaugh if he'd watched it. Congratulations!