The Magic Flute (2006)iMDB Rating: 6.4
Date Released : 13 December 2006
Genre : Drama, Musical, Romance
Stars : Joseph Kaiser, Amy Carson, René Pape, Lyubov Petrova
Movie Quality : BRrip
Format : MKV
Size : 870 MB
Download Trailer SubtitleDuring World War I, in an unnamed country, a soldier named Tamino is sent by the Queen of the Night to rescue her daughter Pamina from the clutches of the supposedly evil Sarastro. But all is not as it seems.
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Review :
Good-humoured, fresh and inventive screen-staging
Branagh starts as he means to go on - a daring, 'one-shot' sequence for the opera's overture, as an abstracted version of early 20th century conflict in cartoonish primary colours. It's at once humorous and disturbing, and (with it's digital gloss) indicates his intentions for the rest of the film.
The film uses opera singers miming to their own studio recording. This works well, freeing up the performers to really throw themselves into the drama. Joseph Kaiser is a striking and sympathetic leading man: Amy Carson, a gorgeous, bright-eyed, charming Pamina. Their mutual attraction is very natural and convincing. René Pape's Sarastro is a youthful Solomon, though necessarily restraining himself from the lustfulness that intoxicates most of the other characters. Ben Davis' Papageno and Tom Randle's Monostatos are frustrated opposites played off Pamina's chastity. Lyubov Petrova's Queen of the Night and her Three Ladies are quite a kinky gang - thank goodness for the simple charm of the Three Boys.
Around this characterful core there is a marvellous web of computed animated fantasy and flashback. There are also plenty of in-screen effects and inventive shooting. I particularly liked the fiery Queen of the Night filmed, mid-coloratura, with a semi fish-eye lens making her look completely bonkers.
A heavily stylised, entertaining run out of The Magic Flute. It may not be the best way to encounter the opera properly. It's profusion of ideas often works in conflict with the natural progression of the drama as scored by Mozart. There's plenty to enjoy though.
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Description : The Magic Flute (2006) iMDB Rating: 6.4 Date Released : 13 December 2006 Genre : Drama, Musical, Romance Stars : Joseph Kaiser, Amy Carson, ...