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Impressions de France

October 21, 2023

Impressions de France (Impressions of France) is a film about France and the featured attraction in the France Pavilion of Epcot's World Showcase at Walt Disney World in Florida. The movie is presented in the Palais du Cinéma building and projected onto five adjacent screens, giving 200° coverage and resembling a Cinerama Screen, in which one giant, curved screen stretches so wide that the edges are at the peripheral vision of the average person, unlike Circle-Vision 360° found at the Canada pavilion and the China pavilion.

Impressions de France
Epcot
AreaWorld Showcase (France Pavilion)
StatusOperating
Opening dateOctober 1, 1982
Ride statistics
Attraction typeMovie Theater
DesignerWED Enterprises
ThemeSights of France
MusicArrangement by Buddy Baker; includes works by Boieldieu, Debussy, Offenbach and Saint-Saëns
Duration18:00
Wheelchair accessible
Assistive listening available
Closed captioning available

Synopsis Edit

Impressions de France is one of the original Epcot park attractions which has been playing every day since the park opened in 1982. It is also recognized by the Guinness World Records as holding the world record for the "longest running daily screening of a film in the same theater."[1] The film sweeps pavilion guests into a tour of the French countryside, major cities, various regions and important structures. Set to a musical score written and arranged by Buddy Baker (composer), the film encompasses the music of classical French composers such as Claude Debussy and Camille Saint-Saëns.[2] The film is the work of director Rick Harper[3] and written and co-produced by two-time Academy Award nominee Bob Rogers.[3][4][5] The film's aerial views, mixed with closer views, include, the Eiffel Tower, the Champs-Élysées and the Arc de Triomphe, the French Alps, Versailles, scenes from Cannes, Notre Dame de Paris and scenes from Normandy. The movie is presented with a lively classical soundtrack and narrated by Claude Gobet.

Scene list Edit

The film showcases 49 locations in France. The areas that appear (in order) in Impressions de France are:

  1. The cliffs at Étretat in Normandy
  2. Gliding through the Marais Poitevin, a swamp area near La Rochelle
  3. Château de Chenonceau; in the Loire Valley, then from the gardens
  4. Horsemen and hunting dogs cross the Cheverny Forest
  5. Aerial shot of Château de Chambord
  6. Flying over the red rooftops up to the bell tower of the church in the Vézelay village
  7. Vezelay Church interior, with church bells in the background
  8. Horsecart ride through Riquewihr Village near Germany
  9. Moving through the market place in Beuvron-en-Auge, Normandy
  10. French pastries
  11. Wine harvest at the Monbazillac Vineyard
  12. Interior of a Cognac cave
  13. The Fountain of Apollo at Versailles
  14. The Palace of Versailles Garden
  15. The Versailles building and the Hall of Mirrors
  16. Flying over Castle Beynac in the Dordogne Valley
  17. Man chopping wood with Chateau Montpoupon
  18. La Roque - Gageac in the Dordogne Valley (bicyclists)
  19. Chateau Montpoupon, bicyclists racing toward us
  20. Bugatti race cars in Cannes
  21. Hot air balloons take off near Chaumont Castle on the Loire river
  22. Hot air balloons in front of the cliff city of Rocamadour
  23. French Alps in the spring
  24. Mountain climbers on rocky peaks in Chamonix (French Alps)
  25. Skiers in Chamonix
  26. La Rochelle Harbor
  27. On board a Brittany fishing boat at sea
  28. Fishing boats on the rocky beach of Etretat in Normandy
  29. Mont Saint-Michel
  30. Interior of Notre-Dame-de-Penhors church in Pouldreuzic, Brittany
  31. Wedding reception in full swing at a Brittany farm to traditional Brittany folk music
  32. Couple walks along the cliffs of Normandy in Étretat
  33. The cliff city of Bonifacio, Corsica
  34. Villefranche near Nice
  35. Calanque cliffs near Cassis
  36. Pier in front of the Carlton Hotel in Cannes
  37. Cannes Harbor at twilight
  38. Racing along railway tracks in the small Lozère town of Chapeauroux next to the Allier River
  39. Gare du Nord (North rail station) in Paris
  40. Champs-Élysées at twilight featuring the Arc de Triomphe
  41. Seine River in Paris
  42. Notre Dame de Paris
  43. Through the archways at the Louvre, the Republican Guard
  44. Eiffel Tower
  45. Aerial shot of Étretat Cliffs
  46. Aerial shot of the Pyrenées of Cirque de Gavarnie
  47. Aerial shot of Château de Chambord
  48. Aerial shot of French Alps near Mont Blanc
  49. Finale - Eiffel Tower

Soundtrack Edit

Buddy Baker arranged the film score, and he conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios. The soundtrack was recorded digitally with a Sony prototype recorder, and Impressions de France became the first movie with a digital soundtrack from beginning to end.[6]

Rick Harper made the initial selections of French music for the movie. Regarding the inspiration for his musical choices, Harper said:

I grew up being exposed to a lot of great music. My mother is a fantastic musician and pianist, and when I was in grade school, she would take me out of school to go the San Francisco opera and symphony. I built a classical music collection of records starting from when I was about 6 years old. I was really familiar with music from the Romantic era and primarily French music. It's almost in my DNA. Even to this day, that's the music of my preference.[6]

A listing of the movie's score from official and unofficial sources:[7]

Scene 1
"Syrinx" * (0:00-0:33)
by Claude Debussy
Solo for Flute by Eddie Beckett of the London Symphony Orchestra
Scenes 2 - 4
"Aquarium" from The Carnival of the Animals * (0:33-1:52)
by Camille Saint-Saëns
Scenes 5 - 6
"Rondeau (Allegro agitato)" from Concerto in C for Harp and Orchestra * (1:52-2:52)
by François-Adrien Boïeldieu
Scenes 8 - 9
original music
by Buddy Baker
Scene 10
original music
by Buddy Baker
Scenes 11 & 12
original music
by Buddy Baker
Scenes 13 - 15
original music
by Buddy Baker
Scene 16
"Nuages" from Nocturnes
by Claude Debussy
Scene 17
original music
by Buddy Baker
Scenes 18 - 20
"Ouverture" from Gaîté Parisienne * (2:52-3:38)
by Jacques Offenbach
original 6 second introduction by Buddy Baker
Scenes 21 - 22
"Lever du jour" from Part 3 of Daphnis et Chloé Suite #2
by Maurice Ravel
Scenes 23 & 24
"Clair de Lune" from Suite bergamasque (Orchestral Arrangement) * (3:38-4:51)
by Claude Debussy
Scene 25
"Trois Gymnopedies #1" * (4:51-5:25)
by Erik Satie
orchestrated by Debussy
Scene 26
original music
by Buddy Baker
Scene 27 & 28
original music
by Buddy Baker
Scene 29
"Aquarium" from Carnival of the Animals
by Camille Saint-Saëns
flute arrangement by Buddy Baker
Scene 30
original music
by Buddy Baker
Scene 31
source music (traditional Brittany folk music)
final bars arranged and adapted by Buddy Baker
Scene 32
original music
by Buddy Baker
Scenes 33 - 35
original music
by Buddy Baker
Scenes 36 & 37
original music
by Buddy Baker
Scenes 38 - 40
"Finale" from Carnival of the Animals * (5:25-6:25)
by Camille Saint-Saëns
Scenes 41 & 42
original music * (6:25-7:07)
by Buddy Baker
Scene 42
"Allegro moderato" from Gaite Parisienne * (7:07-7:22)
by Jacques Offenbach
Scene 43
"Fanfare" from La Peri * (7:22-7:59)
by Paul Dukas
Scene 44 - 49
"Maestoso - Allegro" from the 2nd movement of Symphony no. 3 (Organ Symphony) * (7:59-9:51)[8]
by Camille Saint-Saëns

The selections marked with * can be found on these albums:

  • Walt Disney World Resort: The Official Album (1999)
  • Walt Disney World Resort: Official Album (2000)
  • Official Album: Walt Disney World Resort Celebrating 100 Years of Magic (2001)
  • Official Album: The Happiest Celebration on Earth – Walt Disney World Resort Album
  • Official Album: Where Magic Lives – Walt Disney World Resort
  • Four Parks - One World: Walt Disney World Official Album (2008)

Additions Edit

On January 17, 2020, the Palais du Cinéma theatre began its new schedule, which involves alternating between showing Impressions de France and a Beauty and the Beast sing-along.[9]

References Edit

  1. ^ "Impressions de France: Longest running daily screening of a film in the same theater". Guinness World Records.
  2. ^ Niles, Robert (December 17, 2008). . Theme Park Insider. Archived from the original on December 21, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Niles, Robert (March 8, 2010). "2010 Best Theme Park Attraction nominee: Epcot's Impressions de France". Theme Park Insider.
  4. ^ "Bob Rogers: Theme Park Storytelling". mouseplanet.com. January 12, 2011.
  5. ^ "France Pavilion, EPCOT: Impressions de France" (PDF). BRC Imagination Arts.
  6. ^ a b "Rick Harper: A Conversation -- Impressions de France". The MacGyver Project.
  7. ^ "Impressions de France". Theme Park Insider.
  8. ^ "Score: AEF8378".
  9. ^ "Showtimes Revealed for "Impressions de France" and "Beauty and The Beast Sing-Along" at the France Pavilion in EPCOT - WDW News Today". wdwnt.com. January 13, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

External links Edit

  • Walt Disney World Resort - Impressions de France

October 21, 2023
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Impressions de France Impressions of France is a film about France and the featured attraction in the France Pavilion of Epcot s World Showcase at Walt Disney World in Florida The movie is presented in the Palais du Cinema building and projected onto five adjacent screens giving 200 coverage and resembling a Cinerama Screen in which one giant curved screen stretches so wide that the edges are at the peripheral vision of the average person unlike Circle Vision 360 found at the Canada pavilion and the China pavilion Impressions de FranceEpcotAreaWorld Showcase France Pavilion StatusOperatingOpening dateOctober 1 1982Ride statisticsAttraction typeMovie TheaterDesignerWED EnterprisesThemeSights of FranceMusicArrangement by Buddy Baker includes works by Boieldieu Debussy Offenbach and Saint SaensDuration18 00Wheelchair accessibleAssistive listening availableClosed captioning available Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Scene list 3 Soundtrack 4 Additions 5 References 6 External linksSynopsis EditImpressions de France is one of the original Epcot park attractions which has been playing every day since the park opened in 1982 It is also recognized by the Guinness World Records as holding the world record for the longest running daily screening of a film in the same theater 1 The film sweeps pavilion guests into a tour of the French countryside major cities various regions and important structures Set to a musical score written and arranged by Buddy Baker composer the film encompasses the music of classical French composers such as Claude Debussy and Camille Saint Saens 2 The film is the work of director Rick Harper 3 and written and co produced by two time Academy Award nominee Bob Rogers 3 4 5 The film s aerial views mixed with closer views include the Eiffel Tower the Champs Elysees and the Arc de Triomphe the French Alps Versailles scenes from Cannes Notre Dame de Paris and scenes from Normandy The movie is presented with a lively classical soundtrack and narrated by Claude Gobet Scene list EditThe film showcases 49 locations in France The areas that appear in order in Impressions de France are The cliffs at Etretat in Normandy Gliding through the Marais Poitevin a swamp area near La Rochelle Chateau de Chenonceau in the Loire Valley then from the gardens Horsemen and hunting dogs cross the Cheverny Forest Aerial shot of Chateau de Chambord Flying over the red rooftops up to the bell tower of the church in the Vezelay village Vezelay Church interior with church bells in the background Horsecart ride through Riquewihr Village near Germany Moving through the market place in Beuvron en Auge Normandy French pastries Wine harvest at the Monbazillac Vineyard Interior of a Cognac cave The Fountain of Apollo at Versailles The Palace of Versailles Garden The Versailles building and the Hall of Mirrors Flying over Castle Beynac in the Dordogne Valley Man chopping wood with Chateau Montpoupon La Roque Gageac in the Dordogne Valley bicyclists Chateau Montpoupon bicyclists racing toward us Bugatti race cars in Cannes Hot air balloons take off near Chaumont Castle on the Loire river Hot air balloons in front of the cliff city of Rocamadour French Alps in the spring Mountain climbers on rocky peaks in Chamonix French Alps Skiers in Chamonix La Rochelle Harbor On board a Brittany fishing boat at sea Fishing boats on the rocky beach of Etretat in Normandy Mont Saint Michel Interior of Notre Dame de Penhors church in Pouldreuzic Brittany Wedding reception in full swing at a Brittany farm to traditional Brittany folk music Couple walks along the cliffs of Normandy in Etretat The cliff city of Bonifacio Corsica Villefranche near Nice Calanque cliffs near Cassis Pier in front of the Carlton Hotel in Cannes Cannes Harbor at twilight Racing along railway tracks in the small Lozere town of Chapeauroux next to the Allier River Gare du Nord North rail station in Paris Champs Elysees at twilight featuring the Arc de Triomphe Seine River in Paris Notre Dame de Paris Through the archways at the Louvre the Republican Guard Eiffel Tower Aerial shot of Etretat Cliffs Aerial shot of the Pyrenees of Cirque de Gavarnie Aerial shot of Chateau de Chambord Aerial shot of French Alps near Mont Blanc Finale Eiffel TowerSoundtrack EditBuddy Baker arranged the film score and he conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios The soundtrack was recorded digitally with a Sony prototype recorder and Impressions de France became the first movie with a digital soundtrack from beginning to end 6 Rick Harper made the initial selections of French music for the movie Regarding the inspiration for his musical choices Harper said I grew up being exposed to a lot of great music My mother is a fantastic musician and pianist and when I was in grade school she would take me out of school to go the San Francisco opera and symphony I built a classical music collection of records starting from when I was about 6 years old I was really familiar with music from the Romantic era and primarily French music It s almost in my DNA Even to this day that s the music of my preference 6 A listing of the movie s score from official and unofficial sources 7 Scene 1 Syrinx 0 00 0 33 by Claude Debussy Solo for Flute by Eddie Beckett of the London Symphony Orchestra dd Scenes 2 4 Aquarium from The Carnival of the Animals 0 33 1 52 by Camille Saint Saens dd Scenes 5 6 Rondeau Allegro agitato from Concerto in C for Harp and Orchestra 1 52 2 52 by Francois Adrien Boieldieu dd Scenes 8 9 original musicby Buddy Baker dd Scene 10 original musicby Buddy Baker dd Scenes 11 amp 12 original musicby Buddy Baker dd Scenes 13 15 original musicby Buddy Baker dd Scene 16 Nuages from Nocturnesby Claude Debussy dd Scene 17 original musicby Buddy Baker dd Scenes 18 20 Ouverture from Gaite Parisienne 2 52 3 38 by Jacques Offenbach original 6 second introduction by Buddy Baker dd Scenes 21 22 Lever du jour from Part 3 of Daphnis et Chloe Suite 2by Maurice Ravel dd Scenes 23 amp 24 Clair de Lune from Suite bergamasque Orchestral Arrangement 3 38 4 51 by Claude Debussy dd Scene 25 Trois Gymnopedies 1 4 51 5 25 by Erik Satie orchestrated by Debussy dd Scene 26 original musicby Buddy Baker dd Scene 27 amp 28 original musicby Buddy Baker dd Scene 29 Aquarium from Carnival of the Animalsby Camille Saint Saens flute arrangement by Buddy Baker dd Scene 30 original musicby Buddy Baker dd Scene 31 source music traditional Brittany folk music final bars arranged and adapted by Buddy Baker dd Scene 32 original musicby Buddy Baker dd Scenes 33 35 original musicby Buddy Baker dd Scenes 36 amp 37 original musicby Buddy Baker dd Scenes 38 40 Finale from Carnival of the Animals 5 25 6 25 by Camille Saint Saens dd Scenes 41 amp 42 original music 6 25 7 07 by Buddy Baker dd Scene 42 Allegro moderato from Gaite Parisienne 7 07 7 22 by Jacques Offenbach dd Scene 43 Fanfare from La Peri 7 22 7 59 by Paul Dukas dd Scene 44 49 Maestoso Allegro from the 2nd movement of Symphony no 3 Organ Symphony 7 59 9 51 8 by Camille Saint Saens dd The selections marked with can be found on these albums Walt Disney World Resort The Official Album 1999 Walt Disney World Resort Official Album 2000 Official Album Walt Disney World Resort Celebrating 100 Years of Magic 2001 Official Album The Happiest Celebration on Earth Walt Disney World Resort Album Official Album Where Magic Lives Walt Disney World Resort Four Parks One World Walt Disney World Official Album 2008 Additions EditOn January 17 2020 the Palais du Cinema theatre began its new schedule which involves alternating between showing Impressions de France and a Beauty and the Beast sing along 9 References Edit Impressions de France Longest running daily screening of a film in the same theater Guinness World Records Niles Robert December 17 2008 Why Impressions de France is the best movie ever made for a theme park Theme Park Insider Archived from the original on December 21 2013 a b Niles Robert March 8 2010 2010 Best Theme Park Attraction nominee Epcot s Impressions de France Theme Park Insider Bob Rogers Theme Park Storytelling mouseplanet com January 12 2011 France Pavilion EPCOT Impressions de France PDF BRC Imagination Arts a b Rick Harper A Conversation Impressions de France The MacGyver Project Impressions de France Theme Park Insider Score AEF8378 Showtimes Revealed for Impressions de France and Beauty and The Beast Sing Along at the France Pavilion in EPCOT WDW News Today wdwnt com January 13 2020 Retrieved December 28 2022 External links Edit nbsp Film portal nbsp Classical Music portal nbsp Florida portal nbsp Disney portalWalt Disney World Resort Impressions de France Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Impressions de France amp oldid 1179142889, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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