Allegro non troppo (1976) ENG SUBS

Italy’s response to the Disney classical music/animation hybrid “Fantasia,” this film features a series of cartoon shorts set to the likes of Claude Debussy, Joseph-Maurice Ravel and Antonio Vivaldi. The animated segments feature both the humorous and fantastical: an aged satyr attempts to regain its lost youth, a bee is interrupted mid-meal by two lovers, the myth of Adam and Eve is retold and more. In between cartoons, a filmmaker struggles to complete the film. Director: Bruno Bozzetto. Writers: Bruno Bozzetto, Guido Manuli, Maurizio Nichetti. Stars: Marialuisa Giovannini, Néstor Garay, Maurizio Micheli, Mirella Falco, Osvaldo Salvi, Jolanda Cappi, Franca Mantelli. Cinematographers: Luciano Marzetti, Mario Masini (live action).