Metamorphoses (Japanese: 星のオルフェウス, Hepburn: Hoshi no Orufeusu, "Orpheus of the Stars") is a 1978 Japanese animated anthology film that premiered in Albuquerque, New Mexico on November 2, 1978.[2] It was released by Sanrio in the United States on May 3, 1979.[3] It is a retelling of stories from Metamorphoses by the Roman poet Ovid, and narration by Peter Ustinov. In all of its five parts, the protagonists are portrayed in the form of a recurring boy and girl.
Metamorphoses tried to be the rock era's answer to Fantasia, but its original run was critically reviled and closed as soon as it opened. According to many of its crew, many problems with the production, music and plotting were to blame.
On May 3, 1979, it was reissued under a new title, Winds of Change, with seven minutes trimmed from the first cut of 89 minutes. This time, the music was composed by Alec R. Costandinos, the disco songs were sung by Arthur Simms and Pattie Brooks and narration by Peter Ustinov was added.
...in the original order, were re-arranged and slightly renamed for the new version; the third and last parts remained unmoved. In the Winds cut, the first two were now "Perseus" and "Actaeon", and the fourth "Orpheus".
In addition, the boy was now called Wondermaker, and the girl played different characters in every segment. Greek gods Hermes, Artemis and Hades were given their Roman names (Mercury, Diana and Pluto respectively).
metamorphoses, 1978, film, metamorphoses, japanese, 星のオルフェウス, hepburn, hoshi, orufeusu, orpheus, stars, 1978, japanese, animated, anthology, film, that, premiered, albuquerque, mexico, november, 1978, released, sanrio, united, states, 1979, retelling, stories,. Metamorphoses Japanese 星のオルフェウス Hepburn Hoshi no Orufeusu Orpheus of the Stars is a 1978 Japanese animated anthology film that premiered in Albuquerque New Mexico on November 2 1978 2 It was released by Sanrio in the United States on May 3 1979 3 It is a retelling of stories from Metamorphoses by the Roman poet Ovid and narration by Peter Ustinov In all of its five parts the protagonists are portrayed in the form of a recurring boy and girl Winds of ChangeDirected byTakashi Masunaga 1 Written byOvidTakashi MasunagaProduced byTerry OgisuTakashi MasunagaHiro TsugawaStarringPeter Ustinov narrator US version Music byAlec R CostandinosBilly GoldenbergRobert RandlesProductioncompanySanrio CommunicationsDistributed bySanrioRelease datesMay 3 1979 1979 05 03 United States October 27 1979 1979 10 27 Japan Running time89 minutes original 82 minutes reissue CountriesJapanUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishJapaneseFrench Contents 1 Production 2 Release 3 See also 4 Sources 5 References 6 External linksProduction editThe film was the between American golden age of Disney influenced anime and Sanrio s second animated release in the US following their adaptation of The Mouse and His Child the previous year Over 170 animators all employed in Hollywood worked on it for three years Release editMetamorphoses tried to be the rock era s answer to Fantasia but its original run was critically reviled and closed as soon as it opened According to many of its crew many problems with the production music and plotting were to blame On May 3 1979 it was reissued under a new title Winds of Change with seven minutes trimmed from the first cut of 89 minutes This time the music was composed by Alec R Costandinos the disco songs were sung by Arthur Simms and Pattie Brooks and narration by Peter Ustinov was added The five parts Actaeon Orpheus and Eurydice The House of Envy Perseus and Phaeton in the original order were re arranged and slightly renamed for the new version the third and last parts remained unmoved In the Winds cut the first two were now Perseus and Actaeon and the fourth Orpheus In addition the boy was now called Wondermaker and the girl played different characters in every segment Greek gods Hermes Artemis and Hades were given their Roman names Mercury Diana and Pluto respectively See also editCultural influence of Metamorphoses List of animated feature length filmsSources editBeck Jerry 2005 pp 166 7 The Animated Movie Guide ISBN 1 55652 591 5 Chicago Reader Press Accessed April 9 2007 References edit Yowp Jerry Eisenberg Part Six Final 17 March 2011 Albuquerque Journal June 1 1978 Lenburg Jeff 1999 The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons Checkmark Books pp 191 192 ISBN 0 8160 3831 7 Retrieved 6 June 2020 External links editMetamorphoses at IMDb nbsp under later title Winds of Change Metamorphoses anime at Anime News Network s encyclopedia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Metamorphoses 1978 film amp oldid 1175829390, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
