Frame Grabs &Independent Animation 05 Jun 2009 07:28 am
Bruno’s Allegro 2
- Ravel’s “Bolero” continues in Allegro Non Troppo, and Bruno Bozzetto‘s extraordinary musical sequence moves on. Prior to seeing this film for the first time, I knew Bozzetto’s work well. I had seen many of his shorts and was a big fan. He never failed to have a big comment on society while making incredibly funny films. They were extraordinarily rich gems.
This film, however, was a surprise. The writing, as usual, was brilliant. The animation was more fluid, the styles were more varied and the calibre of each piece was very high. Of course, I should have expected masterful work from a master. It still holds up well on the little TV screen – and I’m sure it’s as strong in a theater (having seen it projected no too long ago.)
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return to live action
on 05 Jun 2009 at 5:35 pm 1.Will Finn said …
As I said before, I just love this film and this sequence is the highlight for me. Great imaginative CARTOONING, and funny and acerbic social commentary at the same time.
Wether its a coincidence or not, “EVOLUTION”, a six minute NFB short from several years before ALLEGRO covers similar territory with a much more limited and simplified palette (and simpler animation too), but it is also very smart and cartoony and wonderfully done. Hard to find but I highly recommend it. If anyone has any background on that little gem, please weigh in.
on 06 Jun 2009 at 11:48 pm 2.Mark said …
Here’s a great Bozetto Web short, created for the Olympics a few years back:
http://home.datacomm.ch/marco.fernando/fla/bozzetto/olympics.swf