The Queen of the Night enlists a handsome prince named Tamino to rescue her beautiful kidnapped daughter, Princess Pamina, in this screen adaptation of the beloved Mozart opera. Aided by the lovelorn bird hunter Papageno and a magical flute that holds the power to change the hearts of men, young Tamino embarks on a quest for true love, leading to the evil Sarastro's temple where Pamina is held captive.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 2 hr. 15 min.
- Country, year
- Sweden, 1975
- Genre
- Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Comedy, Musical
- Language
- Swedish
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N-7
Credits
- Director
- Ingmar Bergman
- Screenplay
- Ingmar Bergman, Alf Henrikson, Emanuel Schikaneder
- Producers
- Måns Reuterswärd
- Cinematography
- Sven Nykvist
- Music
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Eric Ericson (dirigentas)
- Cast
- Josef Köstlinger, Irma Urrila,, Ulrik Cold, Erik Sædén, Birgit Nordin, Håkan Hagegård
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- Nomination for the Best Costume Design
- Best Foreign Film
- nominated for Best Foreign Language Film
Director
Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman was born in Uppsala, Sweden. He studied at Stockholm University, while his professional career started in the Municipal Theater in Helsinborg. Throughout six decades of his cinematic work he created more than 50 films. The importance of Ingmar Bergman to the development of film cannot be overestimated. He is one of the great artistic explorers of the possibilities of the silver screen. In 2018 “Scanorama” organized a special retro
