Ruddigore (1966)
7/10
A Pretty Little Bonbon in Pastel Colours
25 June 2018
The husband & wife animating team of John Halas & Joy Batchelor's first feature-length production since 'Animal Farm' in 1954 was intended to be shown on American television after a short theatrical run, hence its short running time; with the result that almost as soon as one has settled into it it's over!

Less technically elaborate than 'Animal Farm' (never mind Disney - compare 'Ghosts' High Noon' with 'Night on Bare Mountain' over a quarter of a century earlier in 'Fantasia'!), but with an authentic D'Oyly Carte soundtrack it washes over you pleasantly and the score is now firmly embedded in my head for the time being as I write this!
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