I admit, it is almost impossible for me to write an informed review of this film as I have no contextual relationship with Mozart's opera/operetta THE MAGIC FLUTE. In fact, and may be the case with other fans of cinema, my only connection to that opera is the scenes included in the film AMADEUS. However, I have challenged myself to watch the entire filmography of Kenneth Branagh, so THE MAGIC FLUTE is not to be ignored.

With that in mind, I must apologize to the massively popular opera's fans who will see my approach devoid of knowledge of any production.

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