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Kevin Sullivan (writer)
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14 February 2008 (Canada) more
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The Magic Flute's all pervading themes of love and betrayal, reward and retribution, coupled with the... more | full synopsis
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Awkward film held together by good performances more (3 total)

Cast

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Warren Christie ... Tom / Tamino
Mireille Asselin ... Masha / Pamina

Rutger Hauer ... Dr. Richard Nagel
Olivier Laquerre ... Papageno

Kelly Campbell ... Sandra / Papagena
Marshall Pynkoski ... Director
Jeannette Zingg
Curtis Sullivan ... Sarastro
Erin Windle ... Queen of the Night
Daniel Kash ... Monostatos
Shaun Austin-Olsen ... First Counsellor
Michael Hanrahan ... Second Counsellor
Dragana Varagic ... Orphanage Director

Deanna Dezmari ... Masha's sister
Nicholas Sullivan ... First Angel
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104 min
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Awkward film held together by good performances, 11 May 2007
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Author: g-bright from Canada

While there is much lacking in this film--the script needed more work in order to make the plot more understandable (especially for people unfamiliar with The Magic Flute)--it still contains a number of really lovely elements. The scenery was beautiful and served the music well. The film/camera work was often daring, also well suited to the score. And some the performances were quite strong; of course Hauer had the impressive presence he usually has, but Kelly Campbell, I thought, did a great job of playing the girlfriend who has to deal with mixed messages from her rather distracted guy. Not only can she clearly sing beautifully well, but her performance was, perhaps, one of the most realistic in the film--totally believable (I certainly felt more sympathy for Sandra/Papagena than for other characters in the film.) This meant that the transitions between 'reality' and fantasy were, in her scenes, quite convincing (admittedly, with some of the other characters, the transitions came off a little... hoaky). Campbell was impressive in Papagena's more "theatrical" scenes as well as in the scenes that required more subtle characterization. I was impressed-- though more by the acting than the film itself. (I'm of the admire-the-good-parts school of film criticism, I guess, and can't bear to discredit performances just because the directing, writing, or editing is flawed.)

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