Added: Oct 12, 2008
From: vjslof
Duration: 6:22
Sibelius' Valse Triste (collectively called "Feline Fantasies"), by far the saddest of all the animation, is about a cat in the ruins of a large house, after either a bombing or a fire. (In the English version, the conductor leads into the animation with "Remember the war?") The cat remembers its life when the house was occupied by a family and for a few seconds the memory becomes real, only to burst like a bubble, returning the cat to a harsh reality. The poor cat wanders about in an extremely lonely and dark environment, only to suddenly get a glint in its eye as the music cues up enthusiastically, seeing the entire house and all its furnishings and people reappear and do their everyday tasks again. The stark contrast in the piece between the silent moping and the bright, happy, swooping, phrases is animated through the gray coloring followed by the pictured, almost surreal amount of color when the cat hallucinates. Unfortunately, all of the hallucinations crash back down into even deeper misery, the cat finding itself in a post-apocalyptic scene again. The third time the cat finds itself in reality, with the final chords of the waltz, the cat itself fades away, and a wrecking ball clears the remaining ruins of the house, leaving not even a memory.
Channel: Film
Tags: allegro fantasies feline non troppo
Rating: 5.00 (53 ratings) Views: 12012' favoriteCount='113 Comments: 30
PvdH65 Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - It has such a big, sad appeal, although i am not sure i can put in words what it means...It is art.Who made it?
ellocojack Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - puta la guea linda,el mejor tema del planeta loco,incrible ,incrible de verdad...
BytomGirl Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - This a masterpiece! The music and animation are breathtaking and watching it I have a lump in my throat. I guess nothing lasts forever. How sad.
lefemmerachael Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - Hug and kiss for bytom girl!!!!! I also love sibelius's 4th and 5th symphony, there is SO much more to him than just finlandia!
BytomGirl Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - Hugs and kisses for you, lefemmerachael!!!!!.I am so glad you like him too. You are so right, there is so much more to him, I love his symphonies too. And Mahler's, especially 1st(The Titan) and 5th. Music is such a wonderful thing, how could we live without it?
Inky261 Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - good 5*
Filozofek Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - Beautiful animation. Music introduces to unusual sad mood. Such full emotion and memories. I has been felt as this cat. Only death kills memories . Memories will accompany it him days to the end.5/5
Deotyma7 Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - ***/5/5
piwnooka55 Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - Piękna muzyka i piękne video!!!!!!!!
cloppj Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - The great italian cartoonist Bruno Bozzetto, and the movie is "Allegro non troppo" (1977)
LordkMoogat Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - I never thought something could be so sad...That cat's expressions made me bawl like a child.
cabbitness1983 Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - beautiful but so sad and depressing...
Deotyma7 Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - *)-5/5
piwnooka55 Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - Bardzo mi się podoba!!!!!!!!!!Serdecznie dziękuję!!!!!!!!
leopacio Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - This animation is part of a movie called "Allegro ma non troppo" by an italian artist called Bruno Bozzetto. I recommend it to evry single person as its the best animation movie ever created... it mixes parts of real movie with animation, and masterpieces of classical music. Emotions varies from sad (like this one) to happy and funny, and even majestic and epic (ravel's boler, a masterpiece of music and animation).This in particular hits me in the heart. Everytime i watch it.
leopacio Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - Beautiful description vjslof. I would like to add another thing that strikes me in the heart. The innocence of that cat. The looks he gives (enhanced by those big, black eyes) could melt a stone. He has the look of a child, that still has to be tainted by all that's evil.Three notes.Only Three notes at the end... but the depth that is given to them make them sound like an opera.A laude to Bruno Bozzetto, who animated this piece of music the best way it could have been done.
leopacio Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - Bruno Bozzetto...theres a movie called "allegro ma non troppo". This one is just part of the whole thing. I seriously recommend it to you Pvd. Should be taught in schools.
sherin154 Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - what the... I saw this movie (Allegro non troppo) when I was 14.20 years passed but I keep on crying every time I see again the cat's story... Bruno Bozzetto, best cartoonist from Italy...
Minouphile Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - Je n'arrête pas de pleurer ! Comme c'est beau et triste ! Merci !
XYZ8 Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - I must totally agree with You, My Baby...
BytomGirl Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - I knew you would! I love this music and video!
XYZ8 Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - I love the Finnish music, the Finnish landscapes, the Finnish literature and I love Finnland at all :-). We also have to go to Finnland some day, My Dearest :-). Obligatory! :-)
BytomGirl Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - Absolutely!! I was in Helsinki once :-) On the way to Poland when I flew FinAir, there was a few hour stop over there and I had a chance to go out and see some surounding areas on foot.
XYZ8 Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - I want to take You to the Finnish woods and lakes, My Dearest... After the lecture of the Finnish lierature I feel I have to see that country with my own eyes, absolutely!!!
drakeguard Says:
Oct 12, 2008 - worship!!!!! :D