The Magic Flute (1975 film) cigarettes in front of a "Smoking Forbidden" sign. Pamina and Tamino (Irma Urrila and Josef Köstlinger) are seen during intermission quietly playing chess in the dressing room, perhaps reflecting the chastity of their relationship as characters in the opera. Ulrik Cold studies his part for "Parsifal" with no less gravity than he brings to the role of Sarastro. Although the film emphasizes the context of the old theater, it also includes many effects that are purely cinematic. Thus, there are many close-ups of the singers. As Tamino looks at the locket containing Pamina's picture, she comes alive inside the locket,
The Mozart Brothers The Mozart Brothers The Mozart Brothers () is a 1986 Swedish comedy film directed by Suzanne Osten. Osten won the award for Best Director at the 22nd Guldbagge Awards. The murder of Olof Palme, the Swedish Prime Minister, took place as Palme was walking home from the cinema after watching "The Mozart Brothers" in 1986. The film depicts an unconventional opera director, Walter (Etienne Glaser), who is directing a production of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" at the Stockholm Opera. He attempts to overthrow many of the conventions of opera; he gives certain solo numbers to the opera chorus, he involves the