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| Directed by | Bruno Bozzetto |
| Produced by | Bruno Bozzetto |
| Written by | Bruno Bozzetto, Guido Manuli |
| Starring | Maurizio Micheli Maurizio Nichetti Néstor Garay Maurialuisa Giovannini |
| Music by | Non-original: Jean Sibelius, Claude Debussy, Antonín Dvořák, Maurice Ravel, Igor Stravinsky, Antonio Vivaldi |
| Release date(s) | July 27, 1977 (USA) |
| Running time | 85 min. Bruno Bozzetto (born 3 March 1938 in Milan, Italy) is an Italian Cartoon animator creator of many short pieces mainly of a Achille-Claude Debussy (aʃil klod dəbysi (August 22 1862 &ndash March 25 1918 was a French Composer. Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( (often pronounced in English as; DVOR-zhahk; September 8 1841 – May 1 1904 was a Czech composer of Romantic music, who employed Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский) ( &ndash 6 April 1971 was a Russian born Composer, considered by many to Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays |
| Language | Italian |
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Allegro non troppo is a Bruno Bozzetto animated film released in 1977. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. Bruno Bozzetto (born 3 March 1938 in Milan, Italy) is an Italian Cartoon animator creator of many short pieces mainly of a The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The film is a parody of Disney's Fantasia, though possibly more of a challenge to Fantasia than parody status would imply. A parody (ˈpɛɹədiː US, [ˈpaɹədiː] UK) in contemporary usage is a work created to mock comment on or poke fun at an original work its subject Fantasia is a 1940 Animated film produced by Walt Disney, and is the third film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics. In music, an instruction of "allegro ma non troppo" means to play "fast, but not overly so". In the context of this film, and without the "ma", it means Not So Fast!, an interjection meaning "slow down" or "think before you act" and refers to the film's pessimistic view of Western progress (as opposed to the optimism of Disney's original).
The film features six classical pieces:
- Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune by Claude Debussy
- Slavonic Dance No. 7 Op. 46 by Antonín Dvořák
- Boléro by Maurice Ravel
- Valse Triste by Jean Sibelius
- Concerto in C major for 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, Strings and Continuo by Antonio Vivaldi
- The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky
The classical pieces are set to color animation, ranging from comedy to deep tragedy. Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (commonly known by its original French title Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune) is a Musical composition Achille-Claude Debussy (aʃil klod dəbysi (August 22 1862 &ndash March 25 1918 was a French Composer. The Slavonic Dances are a series of 16 orchestral pieces composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1878 and 1886 and published in two sets as Opus 46 and Opus 72 Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( (often pronounced in English as; DVOR-zhahk; September 8 1841 – May 1 1904 was a Czech composer of Romantic music, who employed Boléro is a one-movement orchestral piece by Maurice Ravel. Originally composed as a ballet, the piece which premiered in 1928 is considered Ravel's Kuolema ( Death) is a drama by Arvid Järnefelt, first performed in 1903 The Firebird ( French: L'Oiseau de feu; Russian: Жар-птица Žar-ptica) is a 1910 ballet by Igor Stravinsky Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский) ( &ndash 6 April 1971 was a Russian born Composer, considered by many to At the beginning, in between the animation, and at the end is black and white live action film, displaying the animator (not the actual), orchestra, conductor, and filmmaker, with many humorous scenes about the (again, not actual) production of the film. Some of these sections mix animation and live action: for example, after the final number, the (animated) serpent (in colour) escapes into the orchestra pit, scaring the (live, black and white) musicians. In another, Mr. Rossi, Bruno Bozzetto's most famous creation is burned to death when his animation cel catches on fire. Mr Rossi was created by Italian animator Bruno Bozzetto. He was first seen in several short films about ten minutes each
The film has two versions, the main difference being in the inclusion or exclusion of the sepia live action sequences in between the classical pieces. The second version of the film omits these sections, replacing them with animated plasticine letters spelling out the title of the next piece of music.
Program
- Debussy's Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, animated as an idealistic forest like Beethoven's Pastorale in Fantasia but with the twist of portraying a senior, unattractive member of the community of young, coupled satyrs and nymphs. Achille-Claude Debussy (aʃil klod dəbysi (August 22 1862 &ndash March 25 1918 was a French Composer. Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (commonly known by its original French title Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune) is a Musical composition Ludwig van Beethoven ( English ˈlʊdvɪg væn ˈbeɪtoʊvən, 16 December 1770 &ndash 26 March 1827 was a German Composer and Pianist. For Beethoven's Pastoral symphony see Symphony No 6 (Beethoven Pastorale refers to something of a Pastoral nature in music whether in form or in Fantasia is a 1940 Animated film produced by Walt Disney, and is the third film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics. The old and unattractive satyr repeatedly attempts to cosmetically solve his loneliness, but all in vain. At the end, the satyr gets smaller and smaller until he is simply roaming across a vast countryside which turns out to be a woman's body, which later turns to night symbolic for the satyr's eventual death.
- Dvořák's Slavonic Dance No. 7, set to a large community of cave-dwellers. Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( (often pronounced in English as; DVOR-zhahk; September 8 1841 – May 1 1904 was a Czech composer of Romantic music, who employed The Slavonic Dances are a series of 16 orchestral pieces composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1878 and 1886 and published in two sets as Opus 46 and Opus 72 One specific cave-man leaves the cave and builds a straw hut. As the piece repeats every phrase with greater vigor than it was first played, the rest of the cave-men all build straw huts. The original cave-man sees this and leaves to build a tall, modern building. Again, all of the community build their own modern skyscrapers. The original man is obviously attempting to get away from the rest, and plots ways to kill all the other men. He then leaves the building to do a number of silly things, and sees the rest copy him again. A literally military efficiency is built up, and he marches off of the end of a cliff, catching on to a branch, to try and make them all fall over. None come over the cliff edge, so he comes back up to see everyone else moon him to the final accented beats of the piece. Mooning is the act of displaying one's bare Buttocks by removing clothing e
- Ravel's Boléro, as seen on the movie poster image, is a story of evolution set to the sixteen minute long march, the animated segment sometimes compared to Stravinsky's Rite of Spring in Fantasia, in part due to the solar eclipse scene, the similar animation of waterfalls, and the desert like enviornment. Boléro is a one-movement orchestral piece by Maurice Ravel. Originally composed as a ballet, the piece which premiered in 1928 is considered Ravel's Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский) ( &ndash 6 April 1971 was a Russian born Composer, considered by many to This article is about the ballet music For the emo/hardcore band see Rites of Spring The Rite of Spring, commonly referred Fantasia is a 1940 Animated film produced by Walt Disney, and is the third film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so that the Sun is wholly or partially obscured The segment begins with a fairly 1970s notion, a space ship landing and throwing a nearly empty Coca-Cola or Chinotto bottle out on to the dead landscape of the planet they have found. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Coca-Cola is a carbonated Soft drink sold in stores restaurants and Vending machines in more than 200 countries The (pronounced, roughly "key-NAWT-toe" is a small bitter Citrus Fruit from the chinotto or "myrtle-leaved" orange tree ( To Boléro's growing drum-beat, the remaining liquid in the bottle begins to work its way out of the bottle. Boléro is a one-movement orchestral piece by Maurice Ravel. Originally composed as a ballet, the piece which premiered in 1928 is considered Ravel's Eventually it does, and begins to change shape into a variety of fantastic creatures, colorfully mirroring Earth's own evolution. The creatures continue to march to an unseen objective, constantly in the same direction, sometimes in conflict with each other along the way, but all going absolutely straight forward except for the monkey in the film, which tends to kill other creatures. The monkey is seen learning to adapt with fur, boats, clubs, and eventually fire, all obtained at the expense of the other creatures. The creatures, now looking much like dinosaurs, pass by the Egyptian Pyramids, an already-fought 20th century battlefield, and a looming crucifix, all forcing the creatures to gaze in wonder for a moment before continuing on. Finally, as the piece reaches its amazingly loud climax, the creatures are all destroyed by skyscrapers coming up from the ground suddenly, followed by a looming human above them all. The human's face crumbles though it were made of stone to reveal the monkey inside, having conquered all the other creatures.
- Sibelius' Valse Triste (collectively called "Feline Fantasies"), by far the saddest of all the animation, is about a cat in the ruins of a large house, after either a bombing or a fire. (In the English version, the conductor leads into the animation with "Remember the war?") The cat remembers its life when the house was occupied by a family and for a few seconds the memory becomes real, only to burst like a bubble, returning the cat to a harsh reality. The poor cat wanders about in an extremely lonely and dark environment, only to suddenly get a glint in its eye as the music cues up enthusiastically, seeing the entire house and all its furnishings and people reappear and do their everyday tasks again. The stark contrast in the piece between the silent moping and the bright, happy, swooping, phrases is animated through the gray coloring followed by the pictured, almost surreal amount of color when the cat hallucinates. Unfortunately, all of the hallucinations crash back down into even deeper misery, the cat finding itself in a post-apocalyptic scene again. The third time the cat finds itself in reality, with the final chords of the waltz, the cat itself fades away, and a wrecking ball clears the remaining ruins of the house, leaving not even a memory.
- Vivaldi's Concerto in C Major, a happy little animation short provides contrast to Valse Triste. The short is about a bee attempting to eat a small meal on a flower, but is interrupted by lovers sitting down in the grass near the bee. The shadow caused by this annoys the bee, but then they lay down on top of her flower, the bee barely escaping with its silverware. The bee then goes to another spot, gets the table nearly set again, then the lovers start rolling down towards her, then stop, the bee's fate uncertain. A slight pause, and then the male of the lovers leaps up in pain from the bee stinging him.
- Stravinsky's Firebird (specifically The Princesses' Khorovod and The Infernal Dance of King Katscheï) begins with a lump of clay molded by a monotheistic symbol of the omniscient pyramid, molding first a few unsuccessful creatures with overly awkward limbs, then finally the Adam and Eve as portrayed in Genesis. Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский) ( &ndash 6 April 1971 was a Russian born Composer, considered by many to The Firebird ( French: L'Oiseau de feu; Russian: Жар-птица Žar-ptica) is a 1910 ballet by Igor Stravinsky Adam (אָדָם ʼĀḏām, "dust man mankind" آدم; Ge'ez: አዳ and Eve (חַוָּה Ḥawwā, "living Adam and Eve then transform into cel animation, and as in Genesis, the serpent comes up to them, offering the fruits of knowledge in the form of an apple. When they both refuse, now deviating from the Bible, the serpent eats the apple himself, launching him on into a sinful, hellish environment where he is exposed to advertisements and pornography. The serpent the finds himself in the hands of a giant yellow demon. The obese yellow demon holds the serpent on his palm, and repeatedly closes his fist. With each unclench, the serpent has acquired another trapping of western urbanity (a suit, a hat, an umbrella). The clutching hand of the demon, with monsters writhing on his palms, mirrors a similar scene from Fantasia's Night on Bald Mountain. Other demons also try to shoot him and inject him with a needle. The serpent is then taken back to Adam and Eve, who are somewhat taken aback by the serpent's new distressed nature as the serpent squirms around and babbles of his misery, eventually ripping off the suit and spitting out the apple, laying it down in front of Adam and Eve and walking away.
See also
External links
- Bruno Bozzetto's Webpage
- Phil Hall editorial on the film for Wired
- Allegro non troppo at the Internet Movie Database
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