12-16-2009, 06:49 PM
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The Reforms
Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition
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The Blue Danube
Directed by Hugh Harman
Produced by Fred Quimby
Released on December 16, 1939
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Do your children a favor and introduce them to this cartoon at an early age. It was undoubtedly the stimulus for my own personal interest in both classical music and fine movies - telling the (fairy tale) story of how the Danube river became "blue". The screenplay and syncopation to Johann Strauss' classic "Blue Danube Waltz" are absolutely flawless. Clever plot twists are so well done that the unknowing viewer might believe that the music was written later than the plot to match it! It is truly unfortunate that Hollywood no longer produces art at this level of excellence. --IMDB user comment
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