Fantasia illustrates animation’s connection to the embodied, lyrical quality of drawing. When released in 1940, Disney studio's third feature film was a technological marvel, introducing stereophonic sound to the masses. A musical fantasy extraordinaire and a study in contradictions—refined, yet gauche; experimental, yet corporate—Fantasia lives up to its name.
Run time: 2 hours

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Image: Fantasia, Walt Disney Productions, 1940.