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4Sleeping BeautyFull of Magicr GEORGE BOLE REH»nid An«t#ro«fil EilUrRight at the start it should be stated that except forpurposes of identification of a format it is sheer misrepresentation to t0 “Sleeping Beauty Walt Disney’sTheatercartoon• tThelusion of depth achieved by the!/V BRIEFcombination of Disney's awnanimationand theMovieReviewprocessesTechnirama - 70color photography in which the75-minute feature has beenmade, and the ___ additional quai-‘'reality” given theAnothertriumph in the world of ageless make • believeW alt Disney's artiste,ity ofimages through meticulous care in matching voice with figure make “Sleeping Beauty'1 a thing of full dimension instead of wavering line-drawing.set. Maleflclent, for instance,is a hlood-and-guts creation of brimstone and electronic fire.And in lighter vein, the good fairies are not pictured as sweet and heavenly creatures, but as pleasingly plump, motherly types.Disney and his writers hsve not toyed too extensively withthe haelo story of “Sleeping Beauty. F.rdman Fenners screenplay has been adapted from diaries Ferraults 17th Century version of an even then centnries-old folktale about the daughter of a kingwho Is doomed by au evil witch to die from the prickof a spinning wheel.The kings of the Disneyscript, too, are leaa pompomand designed for romedv relief, and even Princess Auroraand Prince Philip behave inmore modem boy-meeta-glrlstyle.“Sleeping Beauty Is a magnificent achievement, offering suspense, action and happy humor, in a truly giant-size package.The program also offers a good Disney nature study fea-turette. Grand Canyon.All the familiar elements of ie story are retained: The iteful Maleficient who in-kcd the spell: Flora, Faunaid Merry weather, the goodiLries, who try to forestall the irse. and Prince Philip, whose ss is to raise Aurora up from ie protecthe sleep into whichie good fairy has cast her.But Disney's artists have en-)wed the medieval figures ith characteristics more Inmpo with the television-tem-red tastes of today's youngerDO THE LIMBO!(Done* Uader TV* Foie)TO THE MUSIC OFRICHARDSLatin-Calypto BandDAMCIN* MlTCir 'TIL I A MGRANADAI t* S* If. mi 4m *t(
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Miami Herald
Miami, Florida, US
Thu, Feb 12, 1959
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