Fantasia (1940) (Restored Full-Length Version)

Fantasia (1940)
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Product Details: Fantasia (1940)

Edition:DVD Restored Full-Length Version
MPAA Rating:G
Release Date:11/14/2000
UPC:717951004611
Directed by:Samuel Armstrong, James Algar, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Hamilton S. Luske, Jim Handley, Walt Disney, Norman Ferguson
Featuring:Leopold Stokowski (II), The Philadelphia Orchestra (II), Mickey Mouse, See all cast

Synopsis: Fantasia (1940)

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...
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.

Other Available Editions: Fantasia (1940)

Features: Fantasia (1940)

Region 1
Note: Uncut and restored, never-before-released theatrical version, including original narration and intermission.
Keep Case
Single Side - Single Layer
Unedited
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.0 - English
DTS Surround 5.0 - English
THX Mastered Audio
THX Optimode
Additional Release Material:
Featurette: "The Making of Walt Disney's FANTASIA"
Deleted "Clair de Lune" Segment
Audio Commentary:
1. Walt Disney - Producer (From Archival Interviews)
2. Roy E. Disney, James Levine, John Canemaker - Animation Historian
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus

Awards: Fantasia (1940)

Academy Awards
Special Achievement Awards:1941
Special Achievement Awards:Leopold Stokowski

User Reviews: Fantasia (1940)

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    MAESTRO

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Apr 5, 2006

    Pros: Walt Disney's Best Animated Feature

    Cons: sequel does not live up to it

    We've heard of star performers. . .this is Disney's star animated flick. If not for being entirely unusual, it is definitely the one original. Disney had experimented many times with music and animation, but never on this scale of production.... It works, dramatically! If ever there was a moving canvass, this is it. A long time ago, I had my most cherished possesion-the ultimate three vinyl FANTASIA collection produced by Buena Vista, and came with inserted program with animated covers. This album got more replay like my original Mary Poppins edition soundtrack. If ever I take to crime, you can seek my many fingerprints on this particular program. It had Walt Disney's black and white photo, along with Leopold the conductor at the beginning of the program. A decade or so ago, I spotted the FANTASIA cassette collection sitting on a wooden shelf in Disneyland's Tomorrowland souvenir shop. I had to get it, and still have it. Prosperity, that's what it's all about. Watch the movie with the changing of the seasons to remind me how nature really does act. Read more Less

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    A Masterful Film

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Dec 30, 2004

    Pros: Phyics,Chemistry.

    Cons: I Don't Know

    WOW! A Extraordinary Cartoon Classic' that brings you in a musical fantastical journey."A Night On Bald Mountain" is a must see section of the film.Go buy it as soon as possible.

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