Eight months after its theatrical release, you can now experience the fantasy film The Magic Flute – The Legacy of the Magic Flute in the stream on Amazon Prime *. In 1791, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed his famous opera The Magic Flute for the first time – now the German fantasy film is opening it up legendary story 232 years later a new generation.
German fantasy with Harry Potter parallels: The Magic Flute at Amazon
Young Brit Tim Walker (Netflix fantasy star Jack Wolfe from season 2 Shadow and Bone) comes to the famous Austrian Mozart boarding school in The Magic Flute to become a singer. But instead of just taking music lessons here and defending himself against mean classmates, he also stumbles through magical portal that transports him to the world of the magic flute.
Now the youngster has to prove himself in the fantasy role of Prince Tamino, master difficult tasks and meet world-famous figures such as the Queen of the Night or his sidekick Papageno (Game of Thrones star Iwan Rheon).
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The Magic Flute – The Legacy of the Magic Flute
Even the trailer for the fantasy film was impressive with its magical boarding school, giant snakes and secret doors Harry Potter comparisons vicinity. Embedded in a contemporary narrative, The Magic Flute still sticks to Mozart’s music on its portal journeys into the world of the Magic Flute and performs well-known pieces of the opera as musical numbers to the best.
The Magic Flute was produced by German export director Roland Emmerich (Independence Day), among others. In supporting roles in the German fantasy production, which was filmed with English-speaking stars, you can also discover the well-known faces of Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht, Tedros Teclebrhan and Waldemar Kobus. Amadeus fans will also appreciate the addition of F. Murray Abraham to the cast as Mozart’s boarding school director.
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Disclaimer: The Magic Flute is produced by Flute Films. The Webedia media group, which also owns Moviepilot, co-produced the film.