The Magic Flute
Directed by Ingmar Bergman • 1975 • Sweden
Starring Josef Köstlinger, Irma Urrila, Håkan Hagegård
This scintillating screen version of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s beloved opera showcases Ingmar Bergman’s deep knowledge of music and gift for expressing it cinematically. Casting some of Europe’s finest soloists—Josef Köstlinger, Ulrik Cold, Håkan Hagegård, and Birgit Nordin among them—the director lovingly recreated the baroque theater of Sweden’s Drottningholm Palace to stage the story of the prince Tamino and his zestful sidekick Papageno, who are sent on a mission to save a beautiful princess from the clutches of evil. A celebration of love and forgiveness that exhibits a profound appreciation for the artifice and spectacle of the theater, THE MAGIC FLUTE is among the most exquisite opera films ever made.
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The Magic Flute
Directed by Ingmar Bergman • 1975 • Sweden
Starring Josef Köstlinger, Irma Urrila, Håkan HagegårdThis scintillating screen version of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s beloved opera showcases Ingmar Bergman’s deep knowledge of music and gift for expressing it cinematically. Casting some of Europe’s fin...
Extras
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Ingmar Bergman on THE MAGIC FLUTE
This interview with director Ingmar Bergman, conducted by journalist Sigvard Hammar, was originally broadcast on December 27, 1974, days before the premiere of THE MAGIC FLUTE on Swedish television on January 1, 1975.
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Peter Cowie on THE MAGIC FLUTE
The following interview on THE MAGIC FLUTE with film scholar Peter Cowie, author of “Ingmar Bergman: A Critical Biography,” was produced in 2018.
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Tystnad! Tagning! Trollflöjten!
This hour-long documentary, whose title translates as “Silence! Action! The Magic Flute!,” was produced by longtime Ingmar Bergman script supervisor Katinka Faragó and her husband, Måns Reuterswärd, and was originally broadcast on Swedish television on January 6, 1975.
