VHS : Allegro Non Troppo [VHS]

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Allegro Non Troppo [VHS]
starring: Marialuisa Giovannini, Néstor Garay, Maurizio Micheli, Maurizio Nichetti, Mirella Falco
directed by: Bruno Bozzetto

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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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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303386683
Format: Black & White, Color, Live, NTSC
ISBN: 6303386687
Label: Homevision
Languages: EnglishUnknownEnglishSubtitled
Manufacturer: Homevision
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Homevision
Release Date: June 01, 1995
Running Time: 85 minutes
Studio: Homevision
Theatrical Release Date: July 27, 1977

Customer Reviews

An absolute gem

I was buying one of her records the day Maria Callas died. I met my partner and he said: "What do we do?" I said: "Let's go see that new Italian animated movie." It was Allegro Non Troppo--and what impressed me the most was how it made mincemeat out of Disney's Fantasia (which I saw for the first time when I was 4, and to this day remains my all time Disney favorite). It is absolutely one of the gems of wordwide animation. Time to add it to my permanent collection.

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