The Goddess of Spring
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The Goddess of Spring is a 9-minute Silly Symphonies animated Disney short film.[1] The Symphony is imbued with operatic themes and is often cited as melodramatic. It was released in 1934, and its production was important to the future development of Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs animation. Each Silly Symphony was a technological marvel at the time and proceeded to further advancements in the animation industry.
The Goddess of Spring | |
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Directed by | Wilfred Jackson |
Story by | Bill Cottrell |
Produced by | Walt Disney |
Starring | Kenny Baker Jessica Dragonette Tudor Williams |
Music by | Leigh Harline |
Animation by | Cy Young Hamilton Luske Les Clark Dick Huemer Ward Kimball Art Babbitt Wolfgang Reitherman |
Layouts by | Ken Anderson |
Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date | November 3, 1934 |
Running time | 8:58 |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
While the plot of The Goddess of Spring follows the Greek myth of Persephone (known as "Proserpina" in Roman Mythology) and Hades (Pluto), the imagery is more evocative of Hell and Satan (or, more specifically, a traditional stage Mephistopheles).