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1940 Certificate U
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Walt Disney took a big chance with this ambitious anthology of animated fantasies. First, he set them to lengthy classical music pieces, and then he boldly experimented with different forms of animation, sometimes jettisoning any sort of narrative altogether. The result is a sometimes mesmerizing, sometimes hilarious, sometimes .. Read more

Starring Deems Taylor
Director James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Hamilton Luske, Gaetan Brizzi, Hamilton Luske /
Genres Animated, Children, Family, Music/Musical

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Fantasia

Walt Disney took a big chance with this ambitious anthology of animated fantasies. First, he set them to lengthy classical music pieces, and then he boldly experimented with different forms of animation, sometimes jettisoning any sort of narrative altogether. The result is a sometimes mesmerizing, sometimes hilarious, sometimes frightening, but always beautiful moviegoing experience. A box-office failure when first released, it's now considered a timeless treasure. Highlights include: Mickey Mouse in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," the leaping hippos and alligators in "Dance of the Hours," the rise and fall of the dinosaurs set to Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring," the dancing mushrooms of Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite," and Mussorgsky's "Night on Bald Mountain," with its fearsome winged demon raging at the heavens.
One of Walt Disney's ambitions for the project was to rerelease the film periodically over the years with new sequences. Though the film was regularly rereleased, it wasn't until 1999 that his intention was finally realized with the premiere of FANTASIA 2000, a lavish follow-up that included a digitally restored "Sorcerer's Apprentice" and a host of new material. The original FANTASIA, however, remains a one-of-a-kind auditory and visual experience that is still, in many ways, far ahead of its time.

Starring Deems Taylor
Director James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Hamilton Luske, Gaetan Brizzi, Hamilton Luske /
Studio WALT DISNEY HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 55 mins
Blu-ray: 2 hrs 4 mins
Certificate Certificate U
Collections American Film Institute's top 100, The Disney 50
Genres Animated, Children, Family, Music/Musical
Language DVD: English
Blu-ray: English
Released Production year: 1940

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DVD: 28 Mar 2011
Blu-ray: 28 Mar 2011

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