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About
An enterprising producer believes he has hit upon a winning concept: a program of original animated shorts set to classical music. Undeterred by warnings that this has already been done by an American named 'Prisney,' he rallies an orchestra of geriatric women, a bullish conductor, and an animator that he keeps locked in the dungeon. What could go wrong?
Theatrical
Jul 27, 1977
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 1, 1994
Theaters
1
Director
Producer
Studio
Ministero del Turismo e dello Spettacolo, Bruno Bozzetto Film
Original Language
Italian
Quotes
See all →Exploring New Themes in Storytelling
The Orchestra Master
We're unemployed, then.
The Presenter
Unemployed... until the next movie. I've already got an idea. A brand-new idea. We could do a love story.
The Orchestra Master
A love story?
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Union of Animation and Classical Music
The Presenter
Ladies and gentlemen, you are about to see an unforgettable show, a film destined to become immortal, as immortal as the music which will follow, and which will be interpreted through animation. Beginning with his childhood fantasies, the greatest ambition that burns and swells in the soul of every creative animator is to illustrate music, to give visual form and color to its notes. With this film, we have finally succeeded in achieving this union of animation and classical music, a union we are sure is destined to live on throughout the history of film. A new and original film that has even astonished us, the men responsible, the men who, quite modestly speaking, can be called its creators. A film in which – in which – A film in which you will see the music and listen to the drawings. You might call it a film of magic, a fantasia. Hello. Yes. Who's speaking? Who is this? What do you mean, who am I? Who is it you wish to speak to? Eh? ]? It's ]. Hello! Yes! What? You've already – Hello! Yes! What? You've already – Look, if this is some joke, I'm in no mood – No, but – No, but – there must be some misunderstanding. You're very ill-mannered... That's right, ill-mannered and a liar! Yes, I said you're a liar! A liar from California It's nothing. They're mad. Mad as hatters. They insist that our film – this is all so ridiculous –was already made by a certain fellow years ago. A certain someone by the name of Prisney or Grisney. Some American. In any case, before you go around opening your big mouth, see the film first!
[first lines; consults a cue card; phone rings. The Presenter answers; the caller is not heard; [w:California|California; to camera; [w:Hollywood|Hollywood; to phone; to phone; hangs up and speaks to camera; picks up phone again]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.