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Fantasia

60th Anniversary Edition, Special 60th Anniversary Edition

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Leopold Stokowski (Actor), Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra (Actor), James Algar (Director), Rated:

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Groundbreaking on several counts, not the least of which was an innovative use of animation and stereophonic sound, this ambitious Disney feature has lost nothing to time since its release in 1940. Classical music was interpreted by Disney animators, resulting in surreal fantasy and playful escapism. Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra provided the music for eight segments by the composers Tchaikovsky, Moussorgsky, Stravinsky, Beethoven, Ponchielli, Bach, Dukas, and Schubert. Not all the sequences were created equally, but a few are simply glorious, such as "Night on Bald Mountain," "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," and "The Nutcracker Suite." The animation ranges from subtly delicate to fiercely bold. The screen bursts with color and action as creatures transmute and convention is thrust aside. The painstaking detail and saturated hues are unique to this film, unmatched even by more advanced technology. --Rochelle O'Gorman

Special features

A commentary by Walt Disney (created from rare archival interviews with Walt Disney, spanning three decades)
A commentary by Roy E. Disney, maestro James Levine and John Canemaker, animation historian
"The Making of Walt Disney's 'Fantasia'" featurette

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Actors: Leopold Stokowski, Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, Walt Disney, Deems Taylor, Mickey Mouse
Directors: James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Ford I. Beebe
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC
Language: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated:
G
General Audience
Studio: Walt Disney Video
DVD Release Date: November 14, 2000
Run Time: 120 minutes
Average Customer Review: 598 customer reviews
ASIN: B00003CX9W
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,767 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #1837 in Movies & TV > DVD > Kids & Family

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A wonderful fantasy

ByDoug Petersonon December 20, 2013

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When the original Fantasia was produced many years ago, it broke many barriers in cinema. It was a whole new and different concept. It is still a classic worth having today.
When I first saw it in the 1950's, it was mind-blowing. To this day, I cannot listen to the Pastoral Symphony without the images of the mythology going through my mind. While science and technology have overrun some of the visions of Disney's artists, the "Rite of Spring" still reminds us of "earlier times". And who can forget Mickey and the Sorcerer's Apprentice (eternally wonderful).
For those who enjoy the second Fastasia, the first (original) Fantasia is better yet. A definite keeper.

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Five Stars

ByDanny Tanneron September 27, 2017

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my son wanted the movie. he loves the animation and different scenes. he loves the movie.

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Classic Disney!

ByAnne Lewison November 21, 2015

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What a classic! I bought this to share the "Sorcerer's Apprentice with my music classes. They loved it! I really like the introductions to each musical selection. In researching this movie, I learned that Disney used it as a vehicle to help Mickey Mouse regain popularity back in 1940. I think they succeeded! I highly recommend this dvd!

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Discover the magic of classical music through animated movies!

Byisabelle134on December 25, 2014

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As a little girl I was fascinated by this animation movie, making the perfect match between classical music and animation. When now I hear the The Sorcerer's Apprentice (French: L'apprenti sorcier),a symphonic poem by the French composer Paul Dukas, I just see the Fantasia images with Mickey Mouse stealing the magic hat of his master the sorcerer. I was 10, I am now past 50. How to learn to enjoy classical music by seeing an animated movie!

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Fantasia - a breathtaking classic that belongs on anyone's short list.

ByWilliam Swallowon January 18, 2009

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It's easy for people now to be unaware of just what a miracle Fantasia is. It's been 68 years or so since it was released, and most people tend to focus only on the events of their own lifetimes. For those unaware, Fantasia was a huge gamble for Disney. It was the first feature-length animated film, and the first film of any kind with stereo sound. There was a huge effort to outfit the theaters for it, and resistance from theater owners over the expense. The classical music it embodied was not what the average man in the street preferred. The film opened to critical - and box office - disdain. But Walt wasn't trying to satisfy only the mass audiences of 1940, he wanted to hit one out of the park - one for the ages. And, he largely succeeded.

Disney originally called it 'The Concert Film', which shows what the intent was. To let audiences experience the beauty and majesty of great music by giving them a new way to perceive it. Visually. Fantasia is a visual concert of eight pieces of music, in order, 'Toccata and Fugue in D Minor' by Johann Sebastian Bach, 'The Nutcracker Suite' by Tchaikovsky, 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' by Paul Dukas, 'The Rite of Spring' by Igor Stravinsky, 'The Pastoral Symphony' by Beethoven, 'Dance of the Hours' by Ponchielli, 'Night on Bald Mountain' by Moussorgsky, and 'Ave Maria' by Franz Schubert.

The score is performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Leopold Stokowski; the segments are introduced by host Deems Taylor. Taylor gives a brief background on each piece, and explains a bit of what the artists were trying to do with it, interpret a definite story inherent in the music or allow their imaginations free range to fantasize.

In creating Fantasia, Disney allowed his artists a much greater range of freedom than normal. It was usual at the time for an animation studio to have a set of 'ground rules' in place regarding things such as the permissible color palettes in use. For Fantasia, the limits were removed and the artists were encouraged to experiment and get creative. Supposedly, one animator used jelly from his sandwich to get just the right color.

The film starts perhaps a bit slowly, with Toccata and Fugue given a more timid and less imaginative rendering than it deserves, but the rest of the film, from Nutcracker to Ave Maria, will take your breath away, climaxing with a near-terrifying version of Walpurgisnacht in 'Night on Bald Mountain', segueing into a calming return to the world of sanity and daylight with 'Ave Maria'.

If you've never seen Fantasia, give yourself a treat. Pick this up and watch it some evening. Turn out the lights, stifle all interruptions, and immerse yourself in beautiful, glorious music and artwork.

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Wow! The First Music Videos and For Classical Music Too!

ByFrederick Baptiston March 15, 2008

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This movie was clearly way ahead of its time when it was released in the early 1940s and I'm not surprised that it was a box-office flop at that time as it struck me while watching this that this must be the "Sgt. Pepper's" of animation at that time. Another major reason for the lack of success was that the logistics of the times were not up to scratch as few theatres were equiped with stereophonic sound and probably fewer audiences still were able to stand what amounts to more than 2 hours of a collection of music videos and yet it's unmistakeable that this is simply a work of art and this movie alone convinced me that Walt Disney was a genius.

Some of the scenes were like Mickey on an acid trip and this movie was clearly targeted at an adult audience more so than say a "Snow White" was clearly targeted at kids. I thoroughly enjoyed these classical music MTVs except for Bach's "Toccata and Fugue In D Minor" which was arranged for orchestra by Stokowski instead of in the original solo pipe organ arrangement which would have been better and the "Meet the Soundtrack" segment both of which should have been left off and would not have been missed.

The rest of the videos though were excellent and I found myself better appreciating the original compositions when listened together with the brilliant animation that although is almost 70 years old now still looks very impressive to me although I'm sure the brilliant digital restoration had a large part to play in it as well. My favourite was the Beethoven 6th Symphony video with Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" coming in a close second. Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite" video was charming too and Ponchielli's "Dance of the Hours" was just hilarious! The "Night On Bald Mountain" video was chilling and would give any death metal video ala the band Death a good run for its money in terms of scare value too.

What I really liked the best about this DVD though is the brilliant sound quality with Dolby Digital, DTS Surround Sound in 5.0 channels with THX quality which makes it better for me to listen to the classical music tracks off the DVD than off my cds on my high end stereo! The picture quality has been restored very well too and so the minor imperfections were few and far between and you really had to look real hard to find them.

The special features were a real treat too with the featurette "The Making of Fantasia" the standout item there. Great picture and sound quality and brilliant content make this my best and favourite music video DVD and to think this was decades before MTV and much, much better too.

Highly recommended!