Bruno Bozzetto "Allegro Non Troppo" - Bolero di Ravel

"Allegro Non Troppo" is a 1976 Italian animated film directed by Bruno Bozzetto. Featuring six pieces of classical music, the movie is a sort of irreverent tribute to classic "Fantasia"; though, with its pessimistic (realistic?) view of human nature and Western progress, it can also be intended as a direct challenge to Disney's typical optimism.

About the title:
In music, an instruction of "allegro ma non troppo" means to play "fast, but not overly so". In the context of this film, and without the "ma", it means "not so fast!", an interjection meaning "slow down" or "think before you act".
Apart from musical terminology, the litteral translation of "Allegro non troppo" is "Cheerful, not too much": a perfect title for Bozzetto's evergreen masterpiece of animation.
Enjoy!

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• bruno bozzetto
• maurizio nichetti
• giuseppe laganà
• ravel
• classic music
• animazione
• animation
• cartoon
• evoluzione delle specie
• darwin
• fantasia
• italian movies
• italian cartoons

[Anniyor]

This was a masterpiece i remember seing as a little kid on TV. I was fascinated with the animated version of Bolero's Ravel.

Thanks to the wonders of internet and technology I was finally able to retrieve it and share it with people...

If mankind is capable of creating so many good things, why is it so focused in harming itself and what sorrounds them?

[MayasMoviebox]

@Anniyor : maybe, if the world were ruled by artists it could be a better place. Not sure, anyway. I'm not very optimistic about human kind.

Thanks for commenting :)

[doud212]

Thank you for posting this great sequence.

[MayasMoviebox]

@doud212: Glad you liked it :) This movie is a masterpiece.

[NoodlesSF]

Thank you so much for posting this piece - a memory from my childhood!! :-)

[bassbob42]

A friend shared this on FB, it is beautiful and sobering.

[MrJokster]

I had been looking for this video for a good 15 years!!!! Cant believe I found it! :) thanks!!!

[pochola51]

ay yo no lo puedo ver

[Epsonthegiraffe]

Fantasia is one of my favorite Disneys and a masterpiece but this is so different, so exciting. It's more wild than Disneys take on music. Bolero is one of my favorite music pieces and this gives me goosebumps whenever I see it.

[EvaFanUnit001]

5:01 - 5:22 I think this is where the Pixar animators got the inspiration for one of the Monsters Inc Employees/Scarers (the one that has its teeth brushed during the early montage when the monsters are going to meet their scare quota).

[tompiswobblez]

Holy shit, what did I just watch. Content is of the same kind as Pearl Jam's "Evolution". Makes me sad, makes me think, it's a bit disturbing.

[bummed1]

You must pick up the pieces, maestro! You must pick up the pieces!

[Mekratrig]

What is this piece of music?  Ravel Bolero?

[ericmsandoval]

So....is this just a clip from the movie ...or what