I watched this on tv when I was a kid and had fond memories of it ever since. Now, decades later, I watched 'Allegro non troppo' again - and was quite disappointed: the frame story is beyond stupid; very rarely you see something THAT dumb, dull and unfunny. On the other hand, the animation sequences are good or even beautiful (it varies), and I guess what I've remembered most in all these years must have been THE COLORS: simply captivating! So make sure you watch this on the biggest screen possible and turn off all other lights!
Yet, after about an hour or so even the animation parts become somewhat tiring, and now I think: collecting a bunch of nice and sometimes beautiful "animated classical music clips" connected by the unfunniest frame story one can think of just doesn't work, just doesn't make a good movie.
All in all:
animated sequences: 8/10; live-action scenes: 2/10
Yet, after about an hour or so even the animation parts become somewhat tiring, and now I think: collecting a bunch of nice and sometimes beautiful "animated classical music clips" connected by the unfunniest frame story one can think of just doesn't work, just doesn't make a good movie.
All in all:
animated sequences: 8/10; live-action scenes: 2/10
- makes 5/10.