Fantasia
A dreamlike concert of images where music becomes dancing shapes, moods shifting from playful to awe to eerie without a word of plot.
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Fantasia 2000
A lush, playful concert of animated music, sometimes thrilling and sometimes gentle, that asks you to sit back and let images and melodies wash over you.
About 1999 animated film
Genres fantasy, comedy, musical
Directed by James Algar, Don Hahn, Eric Goldberg, Pixote Hunt, Francis Glebas, Hendel Butoy
Written by Don Hahn, Eric Goldberg, Irene Mecchi, David Reynolds
Starring Angela Lansbury, Quincy Jones, Bette Midler, Steve Martin, James Earl Jones, Itzhak Perlman, Leopold Stokowski, James Levine
Music Ludwig van Beethoven, Igor Stravinsky
Runtime 75 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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