THE ROSE OF BAGHDAD
(Ima-Grand National) HIS production has been advertised in Wellington as the first British full-length colour cartoon, though that is, I believe, a slight over-simplification of the situation. It might be more accurate to describe it as the first featurelength cartoon made in England, but with Italian direction, English dialogue and narration, and American Technicolor. it is practically an international enterprise. And not a bad one, either. The figure-drawing is strongly influenced by Disney, which is a little disappointing, and the colour-uneven in quality--has not the pastel delicacy that Disney, and some British cartoon colourists, have achieved. But the story hangs together well and to the Arabian Nights’ theme has been added a touch of pantomime (and even, here and there, something almost Gilbert and Sullivan) that‘ could reasonably be interpreted as English in origin. Inevitably there are sequences that may scare small children, bur eight-year-olds and upwards should enjoy themselves thoroughly. Anton ‘Gino Domenghini directed, music is by PickMangiagalli, and narration by Howard Marion Crawford (whose voice should be familiar to NZBS listeners).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 30, Issue 759, 5 February 1954, Page 17
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177THE ROSE OF BAGHDAD New Zealand Listener, Volume 30, Issue 759, 5 February 1954, Page 17
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