Walt Disney Treasures Wave VIII - (Donald In Mathmagic Land)
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 6:50 pmDonald In Mathmagic Land, the often requested 1959 educational featurette, has been confirmed by Disney as being included in The Chronological Donald, Volume 4.
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From animated views:
• Destino: isn’t too much of a surprise, having been previously announced for the second wave of Roy Disney’s Legacy Collection series, but is extremely welcome! The last wave of Treasures saw issues for Oswald The Lucky Rabbit and Disneyland Secrets, Stories And Magic, so this title presumably closes the door on that cycle. Destino, of course, famously began as a 1946 collaboration between Walt Disney and the famed surrealist painter Salvador DalÃ. A first-hand example of Disney’s interest in avant garde and experimental work in animation, Destino was to be awash with DalÃ’s iconic melting clocks, marching ants and floating eyeballs.
However, the film wasn’t completed until 2003, when it was rediscovered by Walt’s nephew, Roy E. Disney, while he was looking for material for the continuations of Fantasia. He took on the challenge of bringing the creation of these two great artists to fruition, and the film was eventually nominated for an Academy Award and showcased during the Once Upon A Time: Artistic Sources exhibition in Paris and Montreal, which I was lucky enough to visit.
In addition to the completed short, the release will need to include quite a lot of bonus footage to make up a two-disc set, but it seems we’re covered: an all-new feature-length documentary will examine the partnership between Dalà and Disney, and two new featurettes, The Disney That Almost Was and Encounters With Walt, will examine the studio’s unfinished projects and address the surprisingly diverse group of celebrities and artists who were attracted to Walt Disney’s early work, respectively. How exciting!
• The Chronological Donald, Volume 4: last but by no means least, the irascible duck is back in what should be the final collection of his animated short work.
The inclusion of the 1959 featurette Donald In Mathmagic Land has now been confirmed, since the set will cover cartoons released between 1951 and 1961.
The CinemaScope shorts will be presented in their original widescreen aspect ratio for the first time on video, something actually promised for The Chronological Donald, Volume 3 even though that collection didn’t reach as far as the introduction of this particular widescreen process. So in that respect Volume 4 sounds like it’s going to be another keeper!
These new titles will hit shelves in November!
