Allegro Non Troppo (1977)

Allegro Non Troppo (1977) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
David Donatello Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Italian ( Mono )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
81 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Storyboards
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1977 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Bruno Bozzetto

Written By:
Bruno Bozzetto
Guido Manuli

Actors:
Marialuisa Giovannini ..... The Cleaning Girl
Néstor Garay ..... The Orchestra Master
Maurizio Micheli ..... The Presenter
Maurizio Nichetti ..... The Animator
Mirella Falco ..... Non-Exercising Orchestra Member
Osvaldo Salvi ..... Man in gorilla costume
Jolanda Cappi ..... Fallen Orchestra Member
Franca Mantelli ..... Dancing Orchestra Member

Synopsis:

An enthusiastic filmmaker thinks he's come up with a totally original idea: animation set to classical music! When he is informed that some American named 'Prisney' (or something) has already done it, he decides to do his own version, using an orchestra comprised mostly of old ladies and an animator he's kept locked in a dungeon. Several different classical pieces are animated, while the animator plots his escape.

Allegro Non Troppo is a 1976 Italian animated film directed by Bruno Bozzetto. Featuring six pieces of classical music, the film is a parody of Disney's Fantasia, two of its episodes being derived from the earlier film. The classical pieces are set to color animation, ranging from comedy to deep tragedy. At the beginning, in between the animation, and at the end are black and white live-action sequences, displaying the fictional animator, orchestra, conductor and filmmaker, with many humorous scenes about the fictional production of the film. Some of these sections mix animation and live action.

In music, an instruction of "allegro ma non troppo" means to play "fast, but not overly so". Without the "ma", it means Not So Fast!, an interjection meaning "slow down" or "think before you act". The common meaning of "allegro" in Italian is "joyful". The title reveals therefore a dual meaning of "allegro", and in addition to meaning "Not So Fast!" can also be read as "joyful, but not too much".

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 02 October, 2014.