The Magic Flute, a film by Kenneth Branagh Sol last night in the company of Ken and Harriet I saw a very interesting film, partly because based on my favorite work by far, my first love, the work that I flashed to 11 years and that after hearing it I became the music lover that you know today ... "Die Zauberflote", or "The Magic Flute" by WA Mozart!
The actor and British director Branagh already adapted to film some of the works of Shakespeare ("Hamlet" and "Much Ado About Nothing" for example), this time he has experimented in reconstructing the key film in Mozart's masterpiece. Beautiful and original set design (it's set in World War I), the arrival of the great Queen of the Night on a huge black tank, wonderful sunny home of Sarastro, excellent choice of performers and good the English translation of the libretto. I really liked it, only I think Branagh could play more on the psychology of the characters, especially the Queen of the Night. It, in the first act of the opera, is the hero Prince Tamino as a poor mother's desperate and afraid that the evil Sarastro had kidnapped her daughter and is very credible and convincing in the eyes of the wise Prince. But then you discover that she is evil and Sarastro is good and wise, but this is only half of the second act. In Branagh's film is clear from the start that the Queen has something wrong, and that is good against Sarastro. Branagh in my view could highlight more of this dynamic. Too bad. Overall, however, I really enjoyed the movie.
It fills me with joy that masterpieces such as "Die Zauberflote" universal and timeless precisely because it can be adapted to cinema and to this day continue to inspire people and make them dream.
Sol
