Walt Disney and Europe European Influences on the Animated Feature Films of Walt Disney

Name: Walt Disney and Europe European Influences on the Animated Feature Films of Walt Disney
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ISBN: 9781864620412

ISBN-10: 1864620412

ISBN-13: 9781864620412

Edition: 1999

Authors: Robin R. Allan, Robin R. Allan

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Walt Disney and Europe is a fascinating study of the way Europe and European culture influenced Walt Disney in the making of animated feature films from Snow White to the Jungle Book. Dr Allan, through archival research and interviews with many of those who worked closely with Walt Disney himself, has written a unique account of the films and their links with Europe. Unlike many other books on Disney it is not based on secondary sources, and makes no attempt to cover the whole range of the Disney phenomenon, but concentrates on the classic animated films that were produced under Walt Disney's personal supervision.These films are still the basis of the company's continuing success and Dr.…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 11/22/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 8.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.99" tall
Weight: 2.530
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Preface



Introduction



Walt Disney: the Man and the Studio



European influences before Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs


Vaudeville, the circus and early cinema


The comic strip and adventure stories


Early animation and Europe


Anthropomorphism


American influences


Mickey Mouse and the Silly Symphonies


European visit 1935



'I believe in Fairy Tales': Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs


Producing an animated feature film


The development of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs


From Grimm to Disney


Characterisation



The Dark World of Pinocchio


Background to the film


Collodi and Disney


Marionettes


Tenggren and Bavaria


Characterisation



Introduction to Fantasia



Fantasia: from Bach to Stravinsky


Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor


Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Suite


Dukas' The Sorcerer's Apprentice


Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring



Fantasia: from Beethoven to Schubert


Beethoven's Sixth Symphony - The Pastoral


Ponchielli's The Dance of the Hours


Moussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain


Schubert's Ave Maria



The Experimental Forties



From Cinderella to Disneyland


Cinderella (1950)


Alice in Wonderland (1951)


Peter Pan (1953)



From Magic Kingdom to Mowgli


Disneyland


Sleeping Beauty (1959)


One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)


The Sword in the Stone (1963)


Mary Poppins (1964)


The Jungle Book (1967)



Conclusion: 'Best Vantage Point for Viewing the Castle'


Animated feature films after Walt Disney


From Epcot to Disneyland Paris


Walt Disney and Europe



Continuing Fantasia



Other unfinished European projects


Select Bibliography


Unpublished sources


Select Filmography


Index