UK /France 2006, English, 35mm, 135 min
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Screenplay : Kenneth Branagh, Stephen Fry
Cinematography : Roger Lanser
Cast: Joseph Kaiser, Amy Carson, René Pape, Lyubov Petrova, Benjamin Jay Davis, Silvia Moi, Tom Randle, Ben Uttley, Teuta Koço, Louise Callinan, Vanessa Ashbee, Kim-Marie Woodhouse, Rodney Clarke, Charne Rochford
Print Source: Celluloid Dreams
In Branagh's spectacular interpretation of the classic opera, Mozart's Queen of the Night enters the battle on a WWI tank. Set on the eve of the First World War, this magical drama sends Tamino forth on a perilous journey in pursuit of love, light and peace in a world afflicted by darkness, death and destruction.
In the ensuing chaos he is transported to a twilight world caught between dream and nightmare where he is rescued from certain death by a trio of field nurses. What follows is a spectacular musical adventure in which the destiny of two young lovers may determine the fate of nations and the lives of millions.
Beautiful to look at, with superb acting and glorious music, Branagh has enhanced his epic rendering with much help from CGI effects and a new translation of Emmanuel Schikaneder's original libretto by Stephen Fry.
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