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After our brief hiatus, Critique-o-Polis is back! Jay says that it is his fault that we were off for a few weeks, and while that might be true (it's not), he has a good "excuse," Jay was working elsewhere. I think that it is very fair that we took some time off to live another part of life. We will always be watching movies and reviewing them for you! It is one of our favorite things to do together - We love watching movies, talking and sharing on Critique-o-Polis.

Today, we discuss the 1976 Italian film, Allegro non Troppo. It's okay if you are like me and you are saying to yourself I've never heard of this film before ... Neither had I/we. We came across the title on an Instagram post. Thank you, Instagram for introducing us to new movie titles.

Allegro non Troppo is said to be a parody of Disney's Fantasia. But upon watching it, I don't think that I would necessarily agree with that. I can see some of the parallels, but I think that there is more to Allegro than Fantanisa and I am only saying that because the last time I saw Fantanisa has to be at least 30 years ago! 

There are several differences. Between the 5 to 6 colorful animated sequences (set to classical music as is similar in Fantanisa), there are also black and white, live action "intervals." During these intervals we meet a crazy conductor, the chained up to the wall animator, (he is "let go" when he is needed) and we also meet a group of elderly women who are kept as cattle in a pen until they are needed to play their instruments for the orchestra.

Overall, this movie is both interesting and fun to watch. The animations are colorful, entertaining and evoke emotional highs and lows. There is a lot happening, giving the viewer a lot to think about. 

Definitely give Allegro non Troppo a watch for something different than what you might be used too.