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The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute - Das Vermächtnis der Zauberflöte
2022 125 min Germany 12+
★6.2
Adventure, Fantasy, Music, Family
Director: Florian Sigl
🎭 Based on
«The Magic Flute»
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Description
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".
Budget:
$6.5M
US Gross:
$141,143
Worldwide:
$492,000
Starring
Jack Wolfe
Actor
F. Murray Abraham
Actor
Niamh McCormack
Actor
Key opinion
This adaptation of The Magic Flute successfully introduces operatic elements to a younger generation through an approachable fantasy framework. While some find the film to be an engaging and whimsical fairy tale, others criticize it as a shallow and poorly executed imitation of better fantasy franchises.
| Score | The integration of Mozart's original operatic arias provides a powerful and rousing musical foundation for the film. | |
| Originality | The film effectively uses an Alpine boarding school setting to modernize the source material, drawing clear structural comparisons to the Harry Potter series. | |
| Screenplay | The English translation of the libretto relies on rhyming structures that diminish the dramatic weight of the original text. | |
| Production | Opinions on the film's fantasy world-building are divided: some find it immersive and enchanting, while others dismiss the execution as derivative and childish. | |
| Acting | The quality of the performances is a point of contention, ranging from praise for the cast's ability to introduce opera to new audiences to claims that the acting lacks talent and emotional depth. |