FANTASIA1940
Fantasia
Movie Rating
MOVIE RATING
Average Rating: 2.0 (out of 5) (115 votes cast)
Source of Film
SOURCE OF FILM
Goethe, a struggling lawyer, wrote The Sorrows of Young Werther (1774), a novel that catapulted him to fame and the attention of a young nobleman who would later become a Grand Duke in the Holy Roman Empire. Goethe became his trusted adviser and continued to publish both literary and scientific works. The poem The Sorcerer's Apprentice was published in 1797 when Goethe was 48 years old.
Walt Disney was interested in introducing classical music to the general public through an animated feature. A short-reel entitled The Sorcerer's Apprentice starring Mickey Mouse with a score from the late French composer Paul Dukas (1865-1935) was commissioned to prototype his idea. It is included as a segment of Fantasia.
Film Run-time and Synopsis
RUNTIME & SYNOPSIS
Disney animates a full classical concert.
Film Comments
FILM COMMENTS
Film Awards
FILM AWARDS
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
OSCAR WINNER
- Special Award
- To Leopold Stokowski and his associates for their unique achievement in the creation of a new form of visualized music in Walt Disney's production, Fantasia, thereby widening the scope of the motion picture as entertainment and as an art form.
- Special Award
- To Walt Disney, William Garity, John N. A. Hawkins and the RCA Manufacturing Company for their outstanding contribution to the advancement of the use of sound in motion pictures through the production of Fantasia.
MPAA Rating
MPAA RATING
Rated G
Although a critical success, the film was a money-loser for Disney and did not begin to cover it's initial costs until it's 5th re-release in 1969.