Allegro Non Troppo

Italy
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ALLEGRO NON TROPPO
(1976, Colour) Director: Bruno Bozzetto
In a riot of colour and music, Bruno Bozzetto offers his irreverent tribute to Disney’s Fantasia. From outrageously funny satire to breathtaking lyricism, Allegro Non Troppo brilliantly visualizes six popular works by Debussy, Dvorak, Ravel, Sibelius, Vivaldi and Stravinsky. In perhaps the most entrancing episode, Ravel’s “Bolero” provides the beat for a frenzied evolution of incredible cartoon beasts. Maurizio Nichetti stars in the equally wild live-action interludes between each piece. Bozzetto’s dazzling film transcends parody – many consider it equal or superior to Disney’s masterpiece.

THE ICICLE THIEF
(1989, Colour) Director: Maurizio Nichetti
An attack on the medium of television, and a fond tribute to Vittorio De Sica’s masterpiece Bicycle Thieves, this is undoubtedly Maurizo Nichetti’s best-loved and most admired film.

VOLERE VOLARE
(1991, Colour) Director: Maurizio Nichetti
Volere Volare is an exhilarating blend of live-action and animation. The main character is a man who adds sound-effects to cartoons; his brother does the same job for erotic films. The convergence of the brothers’ work results in a hugely entertaining, quasi-surreal entertainment.