About Sleeping Beauty
Movie description
A beautiful princess born in a faraway kingdom is destined by a terrible curse to prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into a deep sleep which can only be awakened by true loves first kiss. Though the titular princess is on par with the rest of Disneys essential heroines, most of the fun arises from the trio of charming fairies entrusted with her care: Flora, Fauna, and Meriweather. Meanwhile the evil Malificent may just be Disneys most chilling villainess. This classic makes wondrous use of Tchaikovskys same-titled ballet score, which earned SLEEPING BEAUTY an Academy Award nomination for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture.
Credits
Producer: Walt Disney
Details
Edition: 50th Anniversary 2-Disc Platinum Edition
Editorial reviews
"...One of Disneys most elaborate extravaganzas..."
USA Today - Mike Clark (09/19/1997)
"...Arguably the most important film in the formidable Disney oeuvre..."
Movieline - David Templeton (09/01/2003)
"...Walt Disneys cornerstone opus. If you think you know it too well to bother taking another look, this presentation will give you Technicolor pause..."
Variety - Dade Hayes (09/15/2003)
"[The soundtrack] keyed to Tchaikovskys lush ballet score, has a majestic heft."
Entertainment Weekly - Steve Daly (10/24/2008)
"With its two-dimensional figures and flattened perspectives, the Walt Disney classic SLEEPING BEAUTY imitates the look of an illuminated manuscript from the Middle Ages, but its bright, buzzing colors...are unmistakably those of midcentury America."
New York Times - Dave Kehr (10/13/2008)
5 stars out of 5 -- "This is the experimental, boundary-pushing Disney....Its spare and elegant world lingering with you long after the lovers dance into the sunset."
Empire - Helen OHara (11/01/2008)
