MAGIC FLUTE (DVD) DVD

The Magic Flute
A longtime pet project of Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera The Magic Flute was finally brought to the screen in 1973. While the opera itself is offered in a highly stylized and theatrical fashion, the fluidity of the camerawork turns the affair into a purely cinematic experience. Sung in Swedish, the libretto remains as ever a gentle parody of the initiation ceremonies of the Masons, offered as an other-worldly fantasy involving a kidnapped princess (Irma Urrila), a vengeful Queen of the Night (Birgit Nordin), and a carefree wanderer who periodically plays the titular flute. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast Josef Kostlinger as Tamino Irma Urrila as Pamina Ulrik Gold as Sarastro Erik Saeden as The Orator Birgit Nordin as Queen of the Night Håkan Hagegård as

Crew Ingmar Bergman - Director Siv Lundgren - Editor Sven Nykvist - Cinematographer Ingmar Bergman - Screenwriter Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - From Opera by

The Magic Flute
(not reviewed)
 

Golden Globe, Best Foreign Film (nominated) National Board of Review, Special Citation (winner)

General Specifications: Language Options: Subtitle Options: English Sound Processing: 2: PCM stereo Additional Features: Lush color transfer, featuring the rarely heard stereo score in uncompressed PCM sound Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 135 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Logos/Overture [9:15] 2. A Dragon and Three Ladies [6:11] 3. A Fowler Gay [3:01] 4. The Enchanted Locket [4:34] 5. A Mother's Lament [6:00] 6. Papageno Learns His Lesson [5:59] 7. Pamina's Plight [7:21] 8. There Gates [7:22] 9. Oh Endless Night [4:27] 10. Magic Bells [3:52] 11. Long Live Sarastro [7:35] 12. Intermission [:15] 13. Memebership in the Brotherhood [2:20] 14. Trial of Darkness [6:00] 15. Monostatos' Lament [5:21] 16. Within These Sacred Portals [1:24] 17. The Last Temptation of Papegeno [3:55] 18. Trial by Silence [4:34] 19. Pamina's Despair [6:30] 20. Papageno's Despair [5:34] 21. Papagena at Last [5:13] 22. Trial by Fire [4:11] 23. Love Conquers All [3:32]