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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".

Release Date : 2022-09-30

Language :GermanEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Flute FilmBayerischer Banken-FondsCentropolis EntertainmentFlimmer GroupTOBIS Film

Production Country : Germany

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Tim Walker / Prince Tamino

Original Name : Jack Wolfe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Longbow

Original Name : F. Murray Abraham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sophie Longbow

Original Name : Niamh McCormack

Gender : Female

Character Name : Paolo Tocci (as Elliot Courtiour)

Original Name : Ellie Courtiour

Gender : Male

Character Name : Olivia

Original Name : Cosima Henman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Anton Milanesi

Original Name : Amir Wilson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Enrico Milanesi

Original Name : Rolando Villazón

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Baumgartner

Original Name : Tedros Teclebrhan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Suessmayr

Original Name : Waldemar Kobus

Gender : Male

Character Name : James Walker

Original Name : Greg Wise

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo

Gender : Female

Character Name : Papageno

Original Name : Iwan Rheon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Papagena

Original Name : Stéfi Celma

Gender : Female

Character Name : Old Papagena

Original Name : Robin Gooch

Gender : Female

Character Name : Queen Of The Night

Original Name : Sabine Devieilhe

Gender : Female

Character Name : Princess Pamina

Original Name : Asha Banks

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sarastro

Original Name : Morris Robinson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Monostatos

Original Name : Stefan Konarske

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lady Hazel

Original Name : Larissa Sirah Herden

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lady Scarlet

Original Name : Jasmin Shakeri

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lady Azure

Original Name : Jeanne Goursaud

Gender : Female

Character Name : Priest 1

Original Name : Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht

Gender : Male

Character Name : Priest 2

Original Name : Steffen Mennekes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Priest 3

Original Name : Ryan Hadaller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Unseen Priest

Original Name : Noureddine Farihi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Student 1

Original Name : Niklas Dis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Student 2

Original Name : Jerome Bèl

Gender : Male

Character Name : Conductor

Original Name : Leslie Sugandarajah

Gender : Male

Character Name : Spirit 1

Original Name : Bertie Caplan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Spirit 2

Original Name : Sidney Jackson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Spirit 3

Original Name : Yoni Bronks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Steffen Jung

Gender : Male

Character Name : Temple Priest (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Porter Templeton

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-12-26

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.