Fantasia*
- 1940 ----- color ----- 125 min ----- dvd
- (Directed by James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Ford Beefe, Norman Ferguson, Jim Handley, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Ben Sharpsteen; animation supervised by Art Babbitt, Norman Ferguson, Oliver M. Johnston Jr., Ward Kimball, Eric Larson, Fred Moore, Wolfgang Reitherman, Don Towsley, Bill Tytla) Fantasia created the mold for blending music and movie magic into an exhilarating Movie-going experience. Unforgettable images are brought to life by some of the world's best music--the comedy of Mickey Mouse as a troublemaking sorcerer's apprentice, the beauty of winged fairies and cascading snowflakes, even plump hippos performing ballet in tutus! Segments include: Toccata and Fugue in D minor Johann Sebastian Bach; The Nutcracker Suite Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; The Sorcerer's Apprentice Paul Dukas; The Rites of Spring Igor Stravinsky; Meet the Soundtrack; The Pastoral Symphony Ludwig van Beethoven; Dance of the Hours Amilcare Ponchielli; Night on Bald Mountain Modeste Mousorgsky; Ave Maria Franz Schubert. Added features: Various audio commentaries, archival interviews with Walt Disney; "The Making of Fantasia" featurette. (Restricted to use on University of Washington campuses only)
- Topics: (Art, Art: History, Motion Pictures: Animation, Music)
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