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In 1940, 3 years after the initial success of Walt Disney's first full-length animated film "Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs", he decided to try another attempt at an animated feature. This time, the idea would be to have a series of animated sequences set to various classical music pieces, programmed together as a sort of concert feature. The result is the masterpiece, "Fantasia". At a running time of 2 hours, this is brilliant filmmaking on the grandest scale. There are a total of 7 sequences prepared within the framework of this film. The musical sequences are Johann Sebastian Bach's "Toccata And Fugue In D Minor" which features many abstract images that appear on the screen; Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite" which features a variety of dances by animated fairies, fishes, flowers, mushrooms and leaves; Paul Dukas' "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" featuring Mickey Mouse in the title role; Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite Of Spring" depicting the beginning of the world through the age of the dinosaur; Beethoven's "The Pastoral Symphony" depicts a mythical ancient Grecian world of centaurs, a Pegasus family, fauns, cherubs and other creatures; Ponchielli's "Dance Of The Hours" features ostriches, hippos, elephants and alligators all attempting the ballet; Mussorgsky's "Night On Bald Mountain" shows a moment of evil celebration which is overthrown by Schubert's "Ave Maria" showing a congregation of faithful followers walking toward a forest cathedral in candlelight procession. This is perhaps Disney's greatest film creation. "Fantasia" remains a classic for all generations.Read full review
Disney's Fantasia is a true marvel - beautiful and exciting to watch and brings back so many memories from childhood, Disneyland / Disneyworld, and the great Disney characters of old. Of course eBay has become the home for classic Disneyana and Disney DVDs - and Fantasia is an essentially addition to any DVD collection - children or not! Below are some great stats on Fantasia - if you're not already looking to buy, I'm sure you'll get a copy after reading this! * FANTASIA is number 58 on the American Film Institute's list of America's 100 Greatest Movies. * FANTASIA was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1990. * The film won two special Academy Awards in 1941 for the "Advancement of the Use of Sound," and for the "Creation of a New Form of Visualized Music." "...One of the landmarks of American animation, as well as a key document in the popularization of classical music..." New York Times - p.C4 - John RockwellRead full review
Fortunately I have a vcr to view this vhs tape. Disney's Fantasia is an award winning classic, with the music performed by the Philadelphia orchestra, my home town. This tape was copyrighted so you can not copy it. Disney had the technology to prevent pirating back in the 40s, I'm impressed. Someone asked me if I remembered the ending of Fantasia, which I did not, so I decided to buy it. Fantasia is very hard to find, or it may not be the original, so I definitely got a gem. I could have bought it on dvd, but the price was right and I have a vcr. The tape plays well and the quality is very good.
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