Centropolis Entertainment
Flute Film
Tobis Film
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The Magic Flute
Believe in the magic of music.
A seventeen year old travels from London to the Austrian Alps to attend the legendary Mozart boarding school. There, he discovers a centuries-old forgotten passageway into the fantastic world of Mozart's "The Magic Flute".
- Original title
- The Magic Flute - Das Vermächtnis der Zauberflöte
- Language
- EN
- Country
- DE
- Budget
- $6,500,000
- Revenue
- $492,000
CinemaSerf
Dec 26, 2023 · via TMDB
Fresh from recent screenings of Michael Powell's "Tales of Hoffmann" (1951) and "Bluebeard's Castle" (1963) I thought I'd give this a go... No, in no way can anyone claim that the singing is to the same standard of Norman Foster or Robert Rounseville, but there is one similarity. This is not an opera, it's a filmed interpretation of one - and it's aimed fairly and squarely at younger folks who would no more want to sit through two hours of Mozart sang in German than they'd volunteer for dental surgery. I think that's what makes this worth indulging a bit more. Recruiting the handsome Jack Wolfe (anyone else think he looks a little bit like Thomas Sangster) is guaranteed to turns some heads. He is the seventeen year old "Tim" who takes up his place at the famous Mozart school high in the Alps. He knows nobody and is armed only with the tiniest amount of confidence and a book given to him by his now deceased dad. He gets a distinctly frosty welcome from the musical snobs - including the professor "Lomgbow" (the sparingly used F. Murray Abraham) - in the place, but his roommate "Paolo" (Ellie Courtiour) proves to be OK and he makes friends with "Sophie" (Niamh McCormack) over some "Jackson 5" music on their headphones. What he also discovers is that his book opens a long forgotten secret passageway into the very land in which "The Magic Flute" is set. So long as he goes through at 3 o'clock each night, he will be able to live out the story with "Papageno" (Iwan Rheon), "Pamina" (Asha Banks) as they face the "Queen of the Night" (Sabine Devieilhe). To help defend himself, he has been given a flute and now he must learn to use it to best effect. Yes, it's the "Janet and John" version, and the English language obsession with rhyme can limit the power of the libretto at times, but this is still an engaging mix of modern teen/hormonal drama interspersed through some of the darker, funnier and more sinister elements of the original story. The score is rousing and the cast - especially Devieilhe - deliver the songs adequately enough, I'd say, to encourage anyone interested in the production to take it to another level - to see it on the stage even. It's not great, but it's a solid effort that might just make this marvellous form of entertainment become of interest to a new generation of Taylor Swift fans.
User reviews courtesy of TMDB.
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Jack Wolfe
Tim Walker / Prince Tamino
F. Murray Abraham
Dr. Longbow
Niamh McCormack
Sophie Longbow
Ellie Courtiour
Paolo Tocci (as Elliot Courtiour)
Cosima Henman
Olivia
Amir Wilson
Anton Milanesi
Rolando Villazón
Enrico Milanesi
Teddy Teclebrhan
Mr. Baumgartner
Waldemar Kobus
Mr. Suessmayr
Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo
Nurse
Iwan Rheon
Papageno
Stéfi Celma
Papagena
Robin Gooch
Old Papagena
Sabine Devieilhe
Queen Of The Night
Asha Banks
Princess Pamina
Stefan Konarske
Monostatos
Larissa Sirah Herden
Lady Hazel
Jeanne Goursaud
Lady Azure
Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht
Priest 1
Steffen Mennekes
Priest 2
Ryan Hadaller
Priest 3
Noureddine Farihi
Unseen Priest
Bertie Caplan
Spirit 1
Steffen Jung
Guard (uncredited)
Tenesor Quintana
Key Grip
Marta Calero
Second Assistant Camera
Katja Jerabek
Stunt Coordinator
Steffen Jung
Stunts
Alexander Dittner
Editor
Stefan Konarske
Co-Producer
David Bienes Paz
Location Manager
Roland Emmerich
Producer
Andrew Lowery
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