THE MAGIC FLUTE (DUAL FORMAT EDITION) - BLU-RAY

The Magic Flute (DVD + Blu-ray)
Directed by Ingmar Bergman

Mozart's immortal opera is masterfully reworked for the screen by the great Ingmar Bergman in this sublime rendering of one of the composer's best-loved works a cheerful and charming operatic celebration of love, forgiveness and humanity. This marvellously melodic visual treat is available for the first time on Blu-ray and DVD in the UK, The Magic Flute (Trollflöjten) stars Josef Köstlinger as Tamino, a young man determined to rescue beautiful princess Pamina (Irma Urrila) from the clutches of parental evil, helped - or perhaps even hindered - by the roguish pipe player Papageno (Hakan Hagegard).

Special features

• Presented in High Definition and Standard Definition
• Papageno (1935, 12 mins): Lotte Reiniger s enchanting silhouette-animation inspired by Mozart's opera
• In Mozart's Footsteps (1938, 11 mins): fascinating post Anschluss travelogue by roving aristocrat Lady Dunn
• On Such a Night (1955, 37 mins): the colourful adventures of an American opera buff on his first visit to Glyndebourne, directed by Antony Asquith
• UK theatrical trailer (2 mins)
• Illustrated booklet with new writing by Sameer Rahim and Vic Pratt, and full film credits

Sweden | 1975 | colour | 137 minutes | Swedish language, with English subtitles | original aspect ratio 1.33:1 | cert PG (scene of hanging) | BD50: 1080p, 24fps, PCM 2.0 stereo audio (48kHz/24-bit), region B | DVD9: PAL, 25fps, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo audio (320kbps), region 2