Fantasia
Sunday, October 18, 2026 · 12:30 PM EDT · Museum of the Moving Image · Astoria, NY
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Walt Disney (and eleven uncredited directors). 1940, 124 mins. U.S. DCP. Disney put it all on the line for this passion project combining his love of cartoons and classical music. Though the result baffled many in its day, Fantasia went on to be one of the most beloved, influential films of all time. Set to works by Bach, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Stravinsky, and more, the wordless, exquisitely hand-drawn segments that make up this ambitious masterpiece constitute a high point in animation. Among the most marvelous sequences is its finale, a diptych of the profane and the sacred juxtaposing Modest Mussorgsky’s frenetic and terrifying “Night on Bald Mountain” and Franz Schubert’s ecstatic hymn “Ave Maria.” The former, set on the diabolical Walpurgis Night, is perhaps cinema’s greatest Halloween party. Tickets: $17.50 / $12 senior and students / $10 youth / free for MoMI members. There is a $1.50 transaction fee per ticket for all online purchases. The cost of admission may be applied toward a same-day purchase of a membership. Purchase tickets for October 17 at 1:00 p.m. Purchase tickets for October 18 at 12:30 p.m. Please pick up tickets at the Museum’s admissions desk upon arrival. All seating is general admission.
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