Magic Flute, The

About the movie

On the eve of the first global war a magical drama unfolds as Tamino sets forth on a perilous journey in pursuit of love, light and peace in a world afflicted by darkness, death and destruction. As Tamino waits for the command to go into battle, an eerie descends over a landscape still untouched by conflict. He is transported to a twilight world caught between dream and nightmare where he is rescued from death by a trio of field nurses. When Papageno stumbles onto the scene and attempts to take credit for saving Tamino, the Sisters dispatch the two soldiers on a deadly mission. The duo must rescue Pamina, the lovely daughter of the Queen of the Night, who has been kidnapped by the dark lord Sarastro. What follows is a spectacular.
Mozart´s classic opera The Magic Flute has been breathtakingly transformed in a spectacular new film version conceived and directed by Kenneth Branagh. With musical director James Conlon conducting the Chamber Orchestra of Europe the film showcases a cast of opera stars including René Pape, Tom Randle and Lyubov Petrova. The world premiere event took place in Venice´s stunning Teatro La Fenice opera house, the first time ever a film was shown there with simultaneous North American premiere the same day at Toronto Film Festival.

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