Allegro non troppo (1976) on Netflix
PG19761h 25mAnimationComedyFantasy
A filmmaker pitches an idea: animation set to classical music. Learning an American named Prisney did it first, he assembles an orchestra of elderly women and locks an animator in a dungeon.
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Plot summary
The man in charge of the production is convinced nobody has paired classical music with animation before. Word reaches him that an American named Prisney got there first, and he goes ahead anyway. He rounds up an orchestra of old women, puts a bullish conductor on the podium and keeps his animator shut in a dungeon. Around the live-action scenes of the production, six pieces are animated in color: Debussy, Dvořák, Ravel, Sibelius, Vivaldi and Stravinsky. A satyr tries to win back his youth, cave dwellers copy a neighbor's house, a soda drop comes to life, a cat wanders a ruined home, a bee tries to eat in peace, and clay figures act out Creation in Eden.
Cast
- Jolanda Cappias Fallen Orchestra Member
- Marialuisa Giovanninias The Cleaning Girl
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Allegro non troppo (1976)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Although it spoofs Walt Disney's Fantasia, Allegro non troppo found favour with Disney: Disney veteran Ward Kimball recommended its Boléro segment to his animation students, and the Walt Disney Family Museum held an exhibit on director Bruno Bozzetto featuring his work on the film.
