"Fantasia" premiere review...

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November 14, 1940

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 14, 1940

* Walt Disney's "Fantasia" is reviewed upon its premiere

Page 28 contains a quite lengthy review of the new animated feature-length movie produced by Walt Disney, titled "Fantasia". The review is headed: "Walt Disney's 'Fantasia' an Exciting New Departure in Film Entertainment, Opened Last Night at the Broadway" with the review taken an entire column (see photos for portions).
Accompanying the review is an article headed: "Fantasia Discussed From the Musical Standpoint--Sound Reproduction Called Unprecedented" which is quite lengthy as well (see for portions).

Fantasia is a 1940 animated film produced by Walt Disney, and is the third film in the canon of Disney animated features. Fantasia is an experiment in animation and music, consisting of classical music presented against the backdrop of animation and featuring no dialogue, only spoken introductions by Deems Taylor before each animated segment, as well as during the intermission segment, "The Sound Track". The music is recorded under the direction of Leopold Stokowski; seven of the eight pieces were performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra. Animated artwork of varying degrees of abstraction or literalism is used to illustrate or accompany the concert in various ways. The film also includes live-action segments featuring Stokowski, the orchestra, and American composer and music critic Deems Taylor, who serves as the host for the film. Besides its avant-garde qualities, Fantasia was notable for being the first major film released in stereophonic sound, using a process dubbed "Fantasound" (credit Wikipedia).

The review includes a photo from the movie, and the facing page includes an advertisement for: "Today, First Regular Performances..." of Fantasia (see photos).

Complete in 48 pages, light browning, minor staining, but otherwise in good condition.

Category: The 20th Century