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Not Too Cheerful is a italien film of genre Drama directed by Bruno Bozzetto released in USA on 27 october 1976 with Maurizio Nichetti
Not Too Cheerful (1976)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 27 october 1976
Length 1h25
Directed by Bruno Bozzetto
OriginItalie
Themes Films about music and musicians, Ghost films, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
Rating73%
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, there 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.
The film was released in two versions, the first includes live action sequences in between the classical pieces. The second version of the film omits these, replacing them with animated plasticine letters spelling out the title of the next piece of music.
Synopsis
Le film reprend en le parodiant le principe de Fantasia de Disney : l'illustration de pièces de musique classique célèbres.Actors
Maurizio Nichetti
(Animator)
Maurizio Micheli
(Presenter)
Bruno Bozzetto
(uomo sedia a dondolo)
Angela Finocchiaro
(membro orchestra)
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