Snow White, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Bambi, Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty
Snow White remains surrounded by probing eyes in the darkness; however as light filters into the glade these watchers are revealed to be merely an assortment of innocent woodland animals curious about her presence in their midst. Cautiously they begin...
Without a moment’s relief from this attempted murder, the film proceeds into another spectacular sequence of terror, a kaleidoscope of ever more frightening images brilliantly illustrating how the young girl’s panicking mind transforms all surrounding forestry into tormenting demons –...
Crossfade quickly out of the darkness to Queen Grimhilda (her name is never mentioned in the film) seated upon her magnificent throne with peacock feathers splayed behind it. She is addressing someone in front of her with instructions to take...
Panicked by the Prince’s intrusion out of her dreams into her “real” life, Snow White immediately flees from him, running into the castle amidst a flurry of those white doves. The camera follows her escape with a diagonal pan to...
Snow White begins conversing with the doves who have flown along with her and assembled around the rim of the well. Thus is her “special power” established right away: she can communicate with animals and befriend them, which she does...
Walt realized that for winning the hearts and minds of his audience to sympathize with his heroine a fairly realistic human design and movement was absolutely necessary – not to mention for the credibility of the Prince, the Evil Queen...
The film’s opening titles in stark white and teal are cross-faded against a single background of patterned gold. A full orchestra and chorus accompany these with a bombastic version of Frank Churchill’s (1901-1942) melody for the film’s first song, “One...
The story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a Bavarian fairytale collected by the brothers Grimm, Jacob Ludwig Karl (1785–1863) and Wilhelm Carl (1786–1859), in their 1812 publication Children’s and Household Tales, now familiarly known as simply Grimm’s...
