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Fantasia

1940

James Algar, Samuel Armstrong ...

Animation, Leopold Stokowski, Deems Taylor

7.4

29,607

Animation. Musical. Fantasy. Kids In this 1940 Disney masterpiece, Leopold Stokowski conducts Tchaikovskys The Nutcracker Suite, Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring and Mussorgsky's dramatic Night on Bald Mountain, just a few of the classical pieces accompanied by astonishing animation.

	Author	Review
United States	Edwin Schallert Los Angeles Times	"Magnificent results have been accomplished (...) 'Fantasia' is caviar to the general, ambrosia and nectar for the intelligentsia"	POS
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"A masterpiece of the art of animation."	POS
United States	Bosley Crowther The New York Times	"'Fantasia' is simply terrific."	POS
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"Throughout 'Fantasia', Disney pushes the edges of the envelope. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	John C. Flinn Sr. Variety	"There is something in 'Fantasia' for every taste."	POS
United Kingdom	Sameer Rahim Telegraph	"There is plenty to keep you entertained (...) This is a bold work that seeks to educate its young audience about classical music. But it is also playful and delightfully imaginative (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Charles Bramesco Rolling Stone	"Arguably Disney's greatest artistic and creative achievement, these eight sketches set to classical music combine sound and image with a dazzling intricacy"	POS
United Kingdom	William Thomas Empire	"This is a very patchy affair - while some of the animated pieces work, others come across as downright insane (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Henry Allen The Washington Post	"'Fantasia' is still glorious. Better than ever, to my eyes"	POS
United Kingdom	Geoff Brown Time Out	"Awesomely embarrassing; but some great sequences for all that, and certainly not to be missed."	NEU
United States	Eric Henderson Slant	"If it continues to introduce children to Stravinsky’s 3/16 by 5/16 time signatures (...) then it’s unquestionably among Disney’s masterpieces (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	IGN	"[It] was an experiment that both succeeded and failed"	NEU

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