The Magic Flute (1975)

'The Magic Flute' is Ingmar Bergman's adaptation of the Mozart opera of the same name. While I wasn't really familiar with the story, it's mythology of some sort, possibly original, I did recognize some of the music. Bergman's version presents the story as a stage production of the opera, during the overture we see the faces of various members of the audience, and during the intermission we see the actors taking a break backstage, possible my favorite part. I was starting to zone out a little towards the end as the movie is 145 minutes long, but on the whole it was good and I enjoyed it. This movie is very different both from Bergman's other works and from movie's generally but kind of refreshing for so being. ***