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The Art of Anastasia: A Twentieth Century Fox Presentation

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I prefer the Disney art books to this one, which isn't quite in-depth enough to satisfy the true animation lover. For those who just want a look at the world of animation, this is good, but those who really loved the movie and want to know all about its making will be somewhat disappointed. Still, what's there is very beautiful to look at.

I thought I was buying a large book like the Art of Disney books, but it turns out this books has 98 pages instead of 192, which says so in the product details. So I was disappointed.
Other than that I think it's a fine book. If you're a fan of the film this is a book you should take a look at.

I loved this book. It had beautiful pictures and I will always treasure it. It is just gorgeous, and it's becoming hard to find, so i'd pick up a copy! You won't be disappointed!

I am a big fan of Don Bluth and Gary Goldman so I liked their introductions in this book. For example, how they initially got a call from 20th Century Fox to create this feature. I liked the artwork that was featured in The Art of Anastasia, but I feel that the book could have been more in-depth. Deneroff could have written more about the process, the actual production of the feature, and perhaps mini-biographies of the people behind the film. However, the book should be fun for casual animation fans. Yet, true animation-philes may be somewhat disappointed.

I bought this book used because I have always loved this movie and I am an avid collector of "The Art of" books. After purchasing it, I read all the reviews and I saw how everyone said how shorts the art book was with only 90 something pages. When I received the book, it didn't have the paper cover (which is fine since it's used) but it was in excellent condition and nothing was ripped or tarnished. In fact, the book I got was 192 pages! Way better than expected! I don't know if there's two versions, but I am happy with what I got. Even though there's more stills from the movie than artwork and concepts, it's still a good amount to please this animation lover.

This is a precious book that show all the making of behind the movie of Don Bluth, ex talent of the Walt Disney productions!It's full of sketches, drawings, paintings etc.. a little-great book!*

I've been interested in the Romanovs for a long time and even though the animated Anastasia movie was full of inaccuracies this book capturres the romanticism of Imperial Russia.

I was fortunate enough to have met Mr. Bluth after a presentation he made at my school. I was then compelled to buy his book. The art of Anastasia I must admit was a bit of a disappointment. The movie is grand and is filled with fantastic visuals, the book very poorly reflects that. The book primarily shows pictures we already seen in the film. Unlike other making of books, were not shown much of the animation proses. The book is worth the low price I paid and will be a nice fit for my collection.

I really LOVE the wonderfully animated film Anastasia, so was happy to order this special book. Granted, I wondered why the retail price would be so high ($50?!) but I was lucky enough to buy it second-hand, for just about $12 after s+h. When it arrived, I noticed that it was skinnier than I thought it'd be. And every picture in it, I had already seen before in various places. So there was not much newness there. I haven't sat down to fully read it yet, tho I always enjoy learning how they make such masterpieces, but so far I do like gazing thru the pages, having only seen most of the pics thru a computer screen previously, and now that I can see them like this, they are just lovely. It's a book probably not worth the $50 main price - but if you can afford it at $20 and under, then definitely. I will always treasure it!

a wonderful book to peruse, THE ART OF ANASTASIA provides all the background a fan could look for on the movie.