Film streams is a 501c3 nonprofit organization in omaha, nebraska. In this film, mozarts opera the magic flute is brought to the screen. Jun 25, 2017 the arizona opera is proud to present our inaugural summer opera and gelato film festival. It is a little bit of both, combining theatrical and cinematic techniques to recreate the. Kenneth branaghs movie of the magic flute will outrage mozart purists by recasting the opera as an extravagant spiritual adventure set against a backdrop of the first world war. The duo travels in a journey of love and knowledge. Everything you need to know about the magic flute movie. After he falls unconscious, three ladies emerge from a temple and kill the snake. Not only can she clearly sing beautifully well, but her performance was, perhaps, one of the most realistic in the filmtotally believable i certainly felt more. Our mission is to enhance the cultural environment of the omahacouncil bluffs metropolitan area through the presentation and discussion of film as an art form. Mozarts magic flute diaries against his better judgement tom henderson warren christie is cast as the lead in the magic flute.
Known for his physical, aswell as machiavellian tasks, having been. They have performed a popular baroque version of the magic flute onstage. E nergy and clarity are the virtues offered by kenneth branagh in his new account of mozarts opera the magic flute. The magic flute is an opera by classical composer wolfgang amadeus mozart. Daniel fathers born 23 march, 1966 is a british actor who portrays alec on reign. Mozarts last opera is a firework display that takes the form of a tale of initiation.
See more ideas about the magic flute, flute and art. Janus films is proud to present a touring retrospective spanning abbas kiarostamis nearly fivedecade career. The magic flutes all pervading themes of love and betrayal, reward and retribution, coupled with the encompassing power of mozarts score have given rise to a movie set during mozarts 250th birthday celebration year. With the help of our 4k cameras we have revolutionized event documentation by seamlessly orchestrating photography and videography into a single process, allowing. With joseph kaiser, amy carson, ben davis, silvia moi. Mozarts magic flute diaries sullivan entertainment. The official trailer for mozarts magic flute diaries produced by sullivan entertainment and starring rutger hauer and warren christie. Ingmar bergman has never before made a movie so warm, happy and innocent as this version of mozarts the magic flute. Julie taymors fanciful productioncomplete with dancing bears and giant flamingosis sung in english and runs a brisk 100 minutes in this abridged holiday version for families. Trollflojten 1975, a swedish translation filmed by ingmar bergman, was a semisurrealist, no fourth wall fantasy which shows not only the audience, the stage and the theatre, but how the singers kill time while offstage. Magic flute diaries 2008 cast and crew in a story featuring the music of mozart, a young singer warren christie embarks on a dangerous quest to save the diva mireille asselin he loves.
Magic flute diaries won the award for best family film in the 2008 staten island film festival. This months the featured film is the magic flute, composed by wolfgang mozart. Behind the inspiration of this film was kevin sullivans love of art and music, which. Jul 16, 2017 cincinnati operas production of mozarts the magic flute continues at 7.
A young prince named tamino is being chased by a serpent through a valley. Most actors have trouble working in such minimalistic. This series includes new restorations, undertaken by the criterion collection and mk2, of the koker trilogy, taste of cherry, the wind will carry us, and rarely screened shorts and documentaries. Tamino awakens and assumes the snake was killed by a goodnatured bird catcher named papageno who has just arrived on the scene.
Read the magic flute diaries movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Staring warren christie, olivier laquerre and rutger hauer. Daughter by marion zimmer bradley, an abc weekend special starring mark hamill as tamino, and magic flute diaries, a film about a performance of the magic flute. On dvd, the stereo score is presented in uncompressed pcm sound for nearperfect quality.
The magic flute has been made into two movies as well as numerous filmed stage performances. The magic flute simple english wikipedia, the free. The work was premiered on 30 september 1791 at schikaneders. Inspired by the 20thcentury painter, rene magritte, whose work is filled with portalsdoorways and picture framesthat lead viewers from reality to.
The magic flute 1893 by lev ivanov to music by riccardo. Image gallery in july 20 we performed mozarts magic flute at the cambridge junction. The story is transported to a fairytaleesque riff on wwi, scrubbed of the majority of its masonic, racial and misogynistic elements, and given an english libretto by stephen fry. Magic flute diaries 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. While this shot had a real building and sidewalk, other shots from the film position the actors against completely fabricated surroundings. In the street scenes in magic flute diaries, reality ends at the curb most of the backdrops and backgrounds in the film were entirely cgi. Magic flute diaries 2008, a film by kevin sullivan. This seasons rendition of the magic flute is a new, innovative production created by metropolitan opera stage director, daniel rigazzi for arizona opera, and will be installed by hot favorite allison grant. With show biz in his blood, daniels first big opportunity came as a young. This opera was filmed in milans famed teatro alla scala. Magic flute diaries is a film inspired by mozart s classic opera, the magic flute. The magic flute 1791 is an opera by wolfgang amadeus mozart. Daniel was created and raised in london, britain to a family group completely immersed in display business. Its as if all this joy has been building up inside him during the great decade of metaphysical films beginning with persona.
While there is much lacking in this film the script needed more work in order to make the plot more understandable especially for people unfamiliar with the magic flute it still contains a number of really lovely elements. The arizona opera is proud to present our inaugural summer opera and gelato film festival. Nov 29, 2007 e nergy and clarity are the virtues offered by kenneth branagh in his new account of mozarts opera the magic flute. The story follows prince tamino kaiser and his sidekick, papageno the birdseller davis, as they battle evil forces to rescue princess pa. Magic flute diaries 2008 cast and crew in a story featuring the music of mozart, a young singer warren christie embarks on a dangerous quest to save. I decided to make a film for television with torontos opera atelier because i enjoyed the detail and authenticity of their 18 th century interpretation of opera and dance. Kenneth branagh is probably best known for his increasingly experimental film adaptions of shakespearean plays, and he brings that mindset to the magic flute. And ulrik cold the name is perfectly suited plays sarastro, the sorcerer, with a malevolence that transcends even the ridiculous pointed cap he.
The magic flute s all pervading themes of love and betrayal, reward and retribution, coupled with the encompassing power of mozarts brilliant score have given rise to a unique motion picture in. Nor is it a filmed stage production, the type we see on public television. Mozarts magic flute diaries was entirely created using cgi technology with. The queen of the night offers her daughter pamina to tamino, but he has to bring her back from her father and priest sarastro. During 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. May 17, 2014 mozarts magic flute cartoon from 1994 abc afterschool special with beginning advertisements in english. Daniel was born and raised in london, england to a family completely immersed in show business. Its been 10 years since he made a comedy the dreadful all these women and 20 years since he made a good one smiles of a.
This series includes new restorations, undertaken by the criterion collection and mk2, of the koker trilogy, taste of cherry, the wind will. If you are looking for a hollywood movie, you can look elsewhere. The film camera work was often daring, also well suited to the score. The official trailer for mozarts magic flute diaries produced by. She gives a magic flute to tamino and magic bells to the bird hunter papageno, who follows tamino and wants to find a wife. Papageno, particularly in the kenneth branagh film. Overwhelmed by the genius of the score, he fantasizes the opera in his mind in order to live up to the role. Magic flute diaries the magic flutes all pervading themes of love and betrayal, the magic flutes all pervading themes of love and betrayal, reward and retribution, coupled with the encompassing power of mozarts brilliant score have given rise to a motion picture set during mozarts 250th birthday celebration year.
The filmcamera work was often daring, also well suited to the score. The film was released in 2008 by sullivan entertainment. Who series popularity and his dad george fathers, was among the western ends esteemed scenic designers. The magic flute is one of the few operas i really enjoy, because mozarts score is so intoxicating. Unlike many other operas of its time, the magic flute is in singspiel style, with a combination of sung and spoken. It sites the action surreally in the trenches of the first world war, whose. Magic flute diaries is a film inspired by mozarts classic opera, the magic flute.
Mozarts magic flute diaries was shot primarily with the aid of green screens. Mozarts magic flute diaries recently was awarded best family film at. With warren christie, mireille asselin, rutger hauer, olivier laquerre. The winning cast includes alek shrader as tamino, eric owens as sarastro. The magic flute at the metropolitan opera opera, my love. The magic flute, which premiered on swedish television on new years day, 1975, was the first tv production to feature stereo sound. Mozarts magic flute cartoon from 1994 abc afterschool special with beginning advertisements in english. A case can be made for keeping, although i wouldnt object to removing.
His mother tessa shaw was an actress, most notably of the dr. About swedish auteur ingmar bergmans 1974 filmversion of mozarts fairytale opera the magic flute trollflojten in swedish, i am probably unable to be objective. Mozarts magic flute diaries gazebotv watch anne of green. I saw it when it came out, when i was in my second year as a student of germanic and scandinavian languages at ucla. Overview of magic flute, the, 1994, directed by marlene robinson may, with katie leigh, michael york, earl boen, at turner classic movies. The story has traditional fairy tale themes and masonic elements. The work is in the form of a singspiel, a popular form during the time it was written that included both singing and spoken dialogue. The magic flute 1975 film the magic flute 2006 film the magic flute musical i am very much very much in favor of removing. This was by far our most ambitious project to date a year in the making, involving a combined cast, orchestra and production team of around 60 young people and a 7.
The scenery was beautiful and served the music well. Apr 24, 2014 the official trailer for mozarts magic flute diaries produced by sullivan entertainment and starring rutger hauer and warren christie. Home mozarts magic flute diaries sullivan entertainment. With ulrik cold, josef kostlinger, irma urrila, hakan hagegard. Cincinnati operas production of mozarts the magic flute continues at 7. The wirk is in the form o a singspiel, a popular form that includit baith sangin an spoken dialogue. The magic flute starring joseph kaiser, ben davis, rene pape, lyubov petrova. Magic flute diaries 2008 in a story featuring the music of mozart, a young singer warren christie embarks on a dangerous quest to save the diva mireille asselin he loves. The magic flute s all pervading themes of love and betrayal, reward and retribution, coupled with the encompassing power of mozarts score have given rise to a movie set during mozarts 250th birthday celebration year. Who series fame and his father george, was a londons west end scenic designer. His mom tessa shaw was an celebrity, most notably from the dr. The magic flute overture by wolfgang amadeus mozart. Mozarts magic flute diaries on dvd 622237242222 from e1 entertainment. The magic flute isnt really a cinematic version of the muchloved mozart opera.
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