Leopold Stokowski

The story of Italian cinema under Fascism, a sophisticated film industry built around the founding of the Cinecittà studios and the successful birth of a domestic star system, populated by very peculiar artists among whom stood out several beautiful, magnetic, special actresses; a dark story of war, drugs, sex, censorship and tragedy.

"Clair de Lune" was fully animated and scored when it was deleted from Fantasia in early 1940, a casualty of Fantasia's excessive length. In February 1942, inking, painting and technicolor photography were completed for "Clair de Lune" as a short subject, but it was not released. In 1946 it was edited , reshaped and re-scored as the popular music sequence "Blue Bayou" in "Make Mine Music". Previous attempts to recreate "Clair de Lune" were frustrated by missing animation and Stokowski footage. A nitrate workprint of the original version located in 1992 has allowed "Clair de Lune" to be completely reconstructed as Walt Disney intended it to be seen.

Blending lively music and brilliant animation, this sequel to the original 'Fantasia' restores 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' and adds seven new shorts.

Documentary about sixteen great conductors of the 20th century.

With examples from Disney feature-length films, Walt Disney gives a behind-the-scenes look at the improvements in animation made by his studio's in-house training and research that studied real-life motion and made technical innovations.

Walt Disney discusses the history of animation, beginning with J. Stuart Blackton and his Humorous Phases of Funny Faces in 1906, and including Gertie the Dinosaur.

A young Irishwoman comes to the United States to live and work with her mother as a cleaning lady at Carnegie Hall. She becomes attached to the place as the people she meets there gradually shape her life. The film also includes a variety of performances from some of the foremost musical artists of the times: conductors Bruno Walter & Leopold Stokowski, solists Arthur Rubinstein & Jascha Haifetz, singers Lily Pons & Jan Peerce and bandleader Vaughn Monroe among many others.

ウォルト・ディズニーが世に贈った数々の長編アニメーション映画の中でも、特に傑作として語り継がれている『ファンタジア』。クラシック・ミュージックの華麗な旋律とめくるめく色彩、そしてダイナミックで時として繊細、優美なモーションの融合は、アニメーション史のみならず映画史上、類を見ない作品として、公開以来つねに人々を魅了し続けてきました。組曲「くるみ割り人形」にのせて繰り広げられる愛らしいマッシュルームのチャイニーズ・ダンス、軽やかに舞うカバのバレリーナとワニたち、「魔法使いの弟子」に扮した人気者ミッキーマウスも夜空の星たちを指揮して大熱演…。画面いっぱいにあふれる夢とファンタジーは、時代を超え色褪せることなく輝き続ける宝石。最新のテクノロジーにより甦った色彩とサウンドが、いま新たなる感動とセンセーションを呼び起こします。

ウォルト・ディズニーが世に贈った数々の長編アニメーション映画の中でも、特に傑作として語り継がれている『ファンタジア』。クラシック・ミュージックの華麗な旋律とめくるめく色彩、そしてダイナミックで時として繊細、優美なモーションの融合は、アニメーション史のみならず映画史上、類を見ない作品として、公開以来つねに人々を魅了し続けてきました。組曲「くるみ割り人形」にのせて繰り広げられる愛らしいマッシュルームのチャイニーズ・ダンス、軽やかに舞うカバのバレリーナとワニたち、「魔法使いの弟子」に扮した人気者ミッキーマウスも夜空の星たちを指揮して大熱演…。画面いっぱいにあふれる夢とファンタジーは、時代を超え色褪せることなく輝き続ける宝石。最新のテクノロジーにより甦った色彩とサウンドが、いま新たなる感動とセンセーションを呼び起こします。

The daughter of a struggling musician forms a symphony orchestra made up of his unemployed friends and through persistence, charm and a few misunderstandings, is able to get Leopold Stokowski to lead them in a concert that leads to a radio contract.

A cream-of-the-crop gathering of 1930's radio stars, who lend themselves to a storyline about a failing radio station which needs to put on a huge ratings winner to have any chance of continued operation. An interesting mixture of the stars whose fame continued to grow, those who became bit players in show business history, and those who have been forgotten entirely, except at the Internet Movie Database of course!