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Release Date:
6 January 1942 (USA)
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Walt Disney's Technicolor FEATURE triumph more
Plot:
A collection of animated interpretations of great works of Western classical music. full summary | add synopsis
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5 wins
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1 nomination
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A Japanese superhero whose backside fires bullets. Cool
(From The Guardian - Film News. 16 November 2009, 1:43 AM, PST)
Time Out’s Top 50 Animated Movies of All Time Curated by Terry Gilliam
(From Slash Film. 7 October 2009, 9:20 PM, PDT)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 16 November 2009, 1:43 AM, PST)
Time Out’s Top 50 Animated Movies of All Time Curated by Terry Gilliam
(From Slash Film. 7 October 2009, 9:20 PM, PDT)
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Classic animation
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Leopold Stokowski | ... | Himself (Conductor, The Philadelphia Orchestra) | |
| Deems Taylor | ... | Narrator (1940 original) | |
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| Julietta Novis | ... | Soloist (segment "Ave Maria") (voice) | |
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Runtime:
120 min | USA:124 min (restored roadshow version) | USA:125 min (original release) | USA:80 min (cut version)
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (1956 re-release) |
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Dolby (35 mm prints) (re-release) |
Fantasound (original release) |
Mono (1941 roadshow screenings) |
Mono (1947 re-release)
Certification:
Australia:G |
USA:Approved (PCA #5920) |
South Korea:All |
Portugal:M/12 |
USA:G (re-rating) (1969) |
Netherlands:AL |
Argentina:Atp |
Canada:G |
Chile:TE |
Finland:K-10 |
Germany:6 |
Peru:PT |
Sweden:11 (re-release) |
Sweden:15 |
UK:U |
Brazil:Livre
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Nigel De Brulier was used as the model for the sorcerer.
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Miscellaneous: The dancing ostriches in "Dance of the Hours" are portrayed as females, but it is only the male ostrich that is black and white. The females are grey brown.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "Rocko's Modern Life: No Pain, No Gain/Who Gives a Buck? (#1.1)" (1993)
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Soundtrack:
The Nutcracker Suite
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How many different versions of Fantasia are there?more
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I've recently bought the Silly Symphonies DVD. My daughter Sarah and I have watched one cartoon every day, culminating in Fantasia. We didn't watch it all at once, but spread it over the course of a week (I tend to agree with other comments - it's too much for kids in one viewing). She sat on my lap and loved every minute of it, even 'Night on Bald Mountain'. I must admit I hadn't watched it for years and forgot about this section, but she wasn't scared by it. This is surprising when you consider the spider in 'Mother Goose Melodies' frightened her!
In my opinion Fantasia is the ultimate Silly Symphony. It's obvious all the groundwork for the film came from them, which is why it's so good - the artists had ten years to hone and perfect their skills while Walt Disney had the vision to realise it. I wonder if he had thought of it a decade earlier and waited until the right moment to create it...? It's a real shame he never lived to see its success because he deserved to.
It's hard to find the right words to surmise this film; I suppose I could break each section down and give my opinion as others have done, but as a whole - well, it's got good bits and bad bits; happy and sad bits, it's scary and funny and gloomy and sunny. It's spirited, colourful, sparkling, animated... but let's not get carried away here. It's only a film and some bits of it are quite boring.
If you randomly wound through it you could find yourself watching any one of the above, and this to me sums it up - it's unique. What other film can you say that about?
Fantasia is a light that will shine for generations to come. 9/10.