Trivia / Allegro non Troppo

• Ward Kimball once called the "Bolero" sequence one of the greatest pieces of animation he had ever seen and would recommend it to students learning about the medium.

• During the live action scenes surrounding the animated musical sequences, Mr.Rossi, the most famous figure created by Bruno Bozzetto, has a cameo appearance.

• The uncut original version runs 85 minutes. The version without the live action connector pieces in between the six animation sequences runs 75 minutes.