The Magic Flute (Criterion Collection)

Mounted for Swedish television broadcast, (an uncredited) Ingmar Bergman’s take on Mozart's classic fantasy--rendered as an 18th-century stage production before an audience--became perhaps the most acclaimed and successful filmed opera ever produced. The quest of a young noble (Josef Köstlinger) to rescue an abducted princess (Irma Urrila) from a sorcerer (Ulrik Cold) will captivate opera and movie fans alike. Birgit Nordin, Erik Saedén also star. 134 min. Standard; Soundtrack: Swedish PCM stereo; Subtitles: English; bonus documentary "Tystnad! "Tagning! Trollflötjen!" (1975); featurettes. In Swedish with English subtitles. Two-disc set.