I'd recommend this to an animation buff just to witness Debussy's "Ode to the Afternoon of a Faun" and the Valter Triste. The Faun is the 2nd most saddest thing I've ever seen on film, with an elderly satyr trying to find a young lover, and failing and finally giving up at the end. The MOST saddest thing I've seen is the Valtzer Triste, a vignette about a forsaken cat in a condemed building thinking back on the days with it's owners. To see this cat smile when thinking of the past, and then become saddened when he returns to reality, brought me to tears. And at the end when he fades away, I challenge you not to get choked up. I'll never forget that piece.
The live-action sequences linking the shorts are horrible, dated "comedy". Some of the other shorts are ok, notably Creation set to Ravel's Bolero. Mercifully short 75 minutes.
The live-action sequences linking the shorts are horrible, dated "comedy". Some of the other shorts are ok, notably Creation set to Ravel's Bolero. Mercifully short 75 minutes.