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Disney's 1959 Sleeping Beauty was the studio's most ambitious effort to date, a lavish spectacle boasting a gorgeous waltz-filled score adapted from the music of Tchaikovsky.
In the 14th century, the malevolent Maleficent (not dissimilar to the wicked queen in Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) taunts a king that his infant Aurora will fatally prick her finger on a spinning wheel before sundown on her sixteenth birthday. This, of course, would deny her a happily-ever-after with her true love. Fortunately, some bubbly, bumbling fairies named Flora, Fauna and Merryweather are on hand to assist.
It's not really all that much about the title character--how interesting can someone in the middle of a long nap be, anyway? Instead, those fairies carry the day, as well as, of course, good Prince Phillip, whose battle with the malevolent Maleficent in the guise of a dragon has been co-opted by any number of animated films since. See it in its original glory here, alongside Maleficent's castle, which, filled with warthogs and demonic imps in a macabre dance celebrating their evil ways, manages a certain creepy grandeur. --David Kronke, Amazon.com
Main Language: | English |
Region: | Region 2 |
Special Features: | Special Edition Book, Audio Commentary, Princess Fun Facts, Music Video 'Once Upon A Dream' by Emily Osment, Disney Song Selection, 'Picture Perfect: The Making of Sleeping Beauty': Featurette, Alternate Opening, 4 Deleted Songs, Storyboard Sequences, Live Action |
Year: | 1958 |
Release Date: | October 27, 2008 |
Runtime: | 75 minutes |
Certification: | |
Catalogue Number: | B U N 0086001 |
Keywords: | Animated, Family, Beauty, General, Sleeping, Animation, Childrens |
Genre: | Family |