History WesternAnimation / AllegroNonTroppo

* BlackEyesOfEvil: The monkey in ''Bolero''.

** Every animal except the monkey in ''Boléro'' gets crushed by the wheels of evolution, either getting destroyed by the skyscrapers or turned into equipment to build them in the final shot.

* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: [[spoiler:[[InvertedTrope Inverted]] in the second half of ''Boléro'', where a demonic monkey species slowly grows in dominance and eventually kills off the rest of the species.]]

* FromNobodyToNightmare: The evil monkey in ''Boléro'' starts off as a confused inhabitant of the forest, who later leaves with the rest of the animals. Bitter about it, the monkey starts off as a JerkAss whose purpose is to frighten the other animals during the march. However as it discovers the use of tools, it becomes more [[MoralEventHorizon vile as it begins murdering other animals in order to take their place in the line of evolution]] and [[ForTheEvulz begins to burn animals to death with sickening delight after discovering fire]] and by the finale (through leaping ahead of the line by a long shot) [[spoiler: all the animals have either perished in the emerging buildings or turned into construction machines in the construction of its new civilization, while a towering giant admires his work. The giant's face cracks to reveal the monkey, grinning maliciously]].

''Allegro Non Troppo'' (''Not Too Cheerful'') [[note]] The title derives from the term "allegro ma non troppo". Which means "Fast, but not overly so". The removal of the "ma" turns the phrase in the exclamation "Not so fast". [[/note]] is an Italian animated film functioning as a parody of Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}''. Like ''Fantasia'', ''Allegro Non Troppo'' melds classical music with animation, the sequences ranging from utterly bizarre to depressing beyond belief. Pieces played in the film are:

''Allegro Non Troppo'' (''Not Too Cheerful'') [[note]] The title derives from the term "allegro ma non troppo". Which means "Fast, but not overly so". The removal of the "ma" turns the phrase in the exclamation "Not so fast". [[/note]] is an Italian animated film functioning as a parody of Disney's ''Disney/{{Fantasia}}''. Like ''Fantasia'', ''Allegro Non Troppo'' melds classical music with animation, the sequences ranging from utterly bizarre to depressing beyond belief. Pieces played in the film are:

* AffectionateParody: Despite needling Disney, this movie does a great job of capturing ''Disney/{{Fantasia}}''[='=]s flavor.

* {{Slapstick}}: When the artist finally gets back at the director, it plays like something out of a WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes movie. At the climax [[spoiler:the director falls through the floor and leaves a [[ImpactSilhouette man-shaped hole in it]]; he only crawls out at the end of the movie, [[BandageMummy fully enveloped in bandages]]]].

* DerangedAnimation:

** The ''Firebird'' sequence sends the snake from the Garden of Eden into a nightmarish world of western capitalism and commercialism.

* ''Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune'' by Music/ClaudeDebussy--A parody of Beethoven's Pastorale from ''Fantasia'', where an elderly faun tries to get a nymph for himself, but fails every time.

* ''Boléro'' by Music/MauriceRavel--Possibly the film's most famous sequence, where a soda bottle left on a wasteland creates an evolution of bizarre creatures in a parody of The Rite of Spring from ''Fantasia''. It was frequently used as filler on HBO in the 1980s (so the next movie would start at the top of the hour).

''Allegro Non Troppo'' (''Not Too Cheerful'') [[note]] The title derives from the term "allegro ma non troppo". Which means "Fast, but not overly so". The removal of the "ma" turns the phrase in the exclamation "Not so fast" [[/note]] is an Italian animated film functioning as a parody of Disney's ''Disney/{{Fantasia}}''. Like ''Fantasia'', ''Allegro Non Troppo'' melds classical music with animation, the sequences ranging from utterly bizarre to depressing beyond belief. Pieces played in the film are:

* ''Valse Triste'' by Jean Sibelius--The film's saddest piece, in which a small cat is left in a destroyed house, remembering the good times spent there only to have reality come crashing upon it.

* RogerRabbitEffect: The cartoon characters occassionally wander into the live-action. When the snake from the ''Firebird'' sequence wanders into the concert hall, the terrified orchestra members scatter, leaving the Director, the Artist, and the cleaning woman alone in the theatre.

* TheShowMustGoOn: Despite the growing disorder, the Director constantly tries to keep the movie going. He even utters the name of the trope before the ''Firebird'' segment [[spoiler: when the Conductor is dropped under the stage and they have to play the music through a gramophone]].

''Allegro Non Troppo'' (''Not Too Cheerful'') [[note]] The title derives from the term "allegro ma non troppo". Which means "Fast, but not overly so". The removal of the "ma" turns the phrase in the exclamation "Not so fast" [[/note]] is an Italian animated film functioning as a parody of Disney's ''Disney/{{Fantasia}}''. Like ''Fantasia'', ''Allegro Non Troppo'' melds classical music with animation, the sequences ranging from [[IntoxicationEnsues utterly bizarre]] to [[TearJerker depressing beyond belief]]. Between the pieces are short, sepia-tone, live-action shots of the orchestra and the animator. Pieces played in the film are:

* An epilogue starring an Igor-like creature trying to find suitable ending for the film that features the last few measures of a whirlwind of pieces, including Music/AntonioVivaldi's Flute Concerto Op.10 No.1 (''La tempesta di mare''), Music/LudwigVanBeethoven's ''Pathetique'' sonata, Music/FranzSchubert's String Quintet in C major, Music/FranzLiszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 (orchestral version) and Creator/JohannesBrahms' Hungarian Dance No.5 (orchestral version) among others.

* GainaxEnding: The finale. The animator and the cleaning woman turn into a cartoon knight and princess and fly off, leaving the Director scrambling to find an ending for the film. He calls Franceschi, an Igor-like servant, on the phone and asks him to find a suitable ending, leading to a strange parade of final scenes set to the final measures of various classical pieces. Eventually the Conductor, who was knocked through the floor after the Vivaldi piece, re-appears covered in bandages, and as he and the Director wonder how to finish the film, the view pulls back to reveal Franceschi watching them on a miniature stage... which he smashes to reveal the snake from the ''Firebird'' sequence. Cue the words "HAPPY END" falling on them, followed by the end credits!

* GainaxEnding: The finale. The animator and the cleaning woman turn into a cartoon knight and princess and fly off, leaving the narrator scrambling to find an ending for the film. He calls Franceschi, an Igor-like servant, on the phone and asks him to find a suitable ending, leading to a strange parade of final scenes set to the final measures of various classical pieces. Eventually the orchestra director, who was knocked through the floor after the Vivaldi piece, re-appears covered in bandages, and as he and the narrator wonder how to finish the film, the view pulls back to reveal Franceschi watching them on a miniature stage... which he smashes to reveal the snake from the ''Firebird'' sequence. Cue the words "HAPPY END" falling on them, followed by the end credits!

* LettingTheAirOutOfTheBand: At the end of the scene with the monkey (after Bolero), the Director stops the "party" and we get this effect.
* MeaningfulName: The film itself. ''Allegro, ma non troppo'' is a musical direction meaning "Fast, but not too fast." ''Allegro non troppo'' means something closer to "Not so fast!"

* RogerRabbitEffect: The cartoon characters occassionally wander into the live-action. When the snake from the ''Firebird'' sequence wanders into the concert hall, the terrified orchestra members scatter, leaving the narrator, the animator, and the cleaning woman alone in the theatre.

* TheShowMustGoOn: Despite the growing disorder, the narrator constantly tries to keep the movie going. He even utters the name of the trope before the last segment [[spoiler: when the Director is dropped under the stage and they have to play the music through a gramophone]].

* ''Slavonic Dance No. 7 Op. 46'' by Music/AntoninDvorak -A caveman sets out to build better dwellings than the other cavemen, who repeatedly mimic every act he does.

* ''Concerto in C major for 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, Strings and Continuo RV 559 I. Larghetto - (Allegro)'' by Music/AntonioVivaldi--A bee tries to enjoy a meal on a flower only to have a rowdy couple thwart her attempts.

* AffectionateParody: Despite needling Disney, this movie does a great job of capturing Fantasia's flavor.

* BarbieDollAnatomy: Averted. Since it's a European film, it's not afraid to show some nudity.

* BodyHorror: Some of the evolutions of the weird creatures in ''Boléro'' qualify, as well as the ending where [[spoiler:many of the creatures becoming construction machines]].

* DerangedAnimation: The ''Firebird'' sequence is this, without a doubt.
** "Bolero" is this with its rapidly evolving alien creatures
* DirtyOldMan: The satyr of the first piece, he's way past his prime years.
* DownerEnding: Especially ''Boléro''.

* FaunsAndSatyrs

* GainaxEnding: The finale.

* {{Mooning}}: At the end of the Slavonic Dance, all the others do this to the main character.

* RogerRabbitEffect: The cartoon characters occassionally wander into the live-action.

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Much more cynical than the movie it is a parody of. The english translation of this film is "Not Too Cheerful"

* TheShowMustGoOn: Despite the growing disorder, the Director constantly tries to keep the movie going. He even utters the name of the trope before the last segment [[spoiler: when the Director is dropped under the stage and they have to play the music through a gramophone]].

* HilarityEnsues

* IntoxicationEnsues

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Much more cynical than [[[[WesternAnimation/Fantasia]] the movie it is a parody of]]. The english translation of this film is "Not Too Cheerful"

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Much more cynical than [[WesternAnimation/Fantasia the movie it is a parody of]]. The english translation of this film is "Not Too Cheerful"

* DownerEnding: Especially Bolero

* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath

* FromNobodyToNightmare: The evil monkey starts off as a confused inhabitant of the forest, who later leaves with the rest of the animals. Bitter about it, the monkey starts off as a JerkAss whose purpose is to frighten the other animals during the march. However as it discovers the use of tools, it becomes more [[MoralEventHorizon vile as it begins murdering other animals in order to take their place in the line of evolution]] and [[ForTheEvulz begins to burn animals to death with sickening delight after discovering fire]] and by the finale (through leaping ahead of the line by a long shot) the monkey has become a monster [[spoiler: by killing all the animals in the construction of its new civilization as it admires its work, now fully evolved into a towering giant admiring its work...the creature known as Man]]