Bruno Bozzetto's: Allegro Non Troppo
starring: Maurizio Nichetti, Maurizio Micheli, Marialuisa Giovannini, NĂ©stor Garay, Mirella Falco
directed by: Bruno Bozzetto
directed by: Bruno Bozzetto
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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Image Entertainment
EAN: 9780780027916
Format: Animated, Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 0780027914
Label: Homevision
Manufacturer: Homevision
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Homevision
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 03, 2004
Running Time: 85 minutes
Sales Rank: 14691
Studio: Homevision
Theatrical Release Date: July 27, 1977
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Editorial Review:
Description:
In a riot of color and music, master animator Bruno Bozzetto offers his irreverent tribute to Disney’s Fantasia. Transcending parody, this erotic, satiric, and delirious animated feature represents Bozzetto’s vision of the world. In six distinct episodes, fantastic cartoon creatures march, slither, and bounce to the classical rhythms of Debussy, Dvorak, Ravel, Sibelius, Vivaldi, and Stravinsky. Perhaps most entrancing is the visualization of Ravel’s 'Bolero,' in which the dregs of a Coke® bottle set forth a frenzied animal evolution across a surreal landscape. Maurizio Nichetti (The Icicle Thief, Volere Volare) stars in the equally wild live-action sequences that introduce each piece. For many critics, Allegro non troppo matches or surpasses the imagination and technique of Disney’s masterpiece.
Amazon.com:
Nominally, Allegro Non Troppo is an Italian spoof of Disney's classic Fantasia, and with its commentary on the human condition and its consequences, the film goes in thematic directions Disney would never have touched. Interspersed with the animation are black-and-white segments that involve a dictatorial conductor, a mousy animator, an orchestra full of old ladies, and a blowhard director. The animator is Italian comic Maurizio Nichetti, and the style is broad slapstick humor that stands in sharp contrast to the animated parts. Synced to Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun is a vignette involving a satyr and his efforts to attract nymphs while fighting the effects of age, set perfectly to the mood of the piece. 'Valse Triste' is set to the story of an abandoned cat as he wanders a derelict (war-torn?) building and remembers how things were when he had a more comfortable life. An incredibly imaginative segment is set to Ravel's 'Bolero'; astronauts drop a Coke bottle on a planet and the story of evolution is traced, beginning in the bottle. A piece set to Stravinsky's The Firebird begs the question: what if it were a perfect world and Adam and Eve had resisted the temptation of the apple in the Garden of Eden? The style of the animation calls to mind late-'60s pop-art icon Peter Max, Yellow Submarine, and even the paintings of Bosch; what Allegro Non Troppo lacks in the visual detail of the Disney film, it makes up for in inventiveness, emotional depth, and wit. Be advised, though, that many segments are more adult in theme and not very suitable for kids. The pratfalls and gags of the live-action interludes seem out of place until they provide some relief from the pathos of some of the animation (like 'Valse Triste,' a real tear-jerker). This is an important animated film that has been somewhat neglected after its popularity in the '70s, and a must-see for animation fans. --Jerry Renshaw
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- Allegro non Troppo - A unique, Best-of-Best filmAllegro non Troppo is, like most works of genius, flawed in some fundamental ways, but I cannot picture ... Read More
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- Absolute genius!This disc doesn't merely have the titular movie- which is in itself a work of genius, especially the Bolero ... Read More
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- Classic well scripted comedyLoved this DVD. Classic Italian comedy. I don't speak a word but it is well subtitled and, although entirely ... Read More
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- Anyone know where to get a fresh vinyl copy of the soundtrack?I have a pretty worn copy of the Deutsche Grammophon 1977 from Polydor
Intl GmbH (vinyl, of course)....did ... Read More
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- Made an indelible luminous imprint on my mindI saw this film for the first time today and suspect I will be purchasing it very soon.
It's a play ... Read More
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