In this episode, we discuss Disney’s first perfect movie – 1959’s gorgeous, goosebump-inducing Sleeping Beauty. Listen as we discuss the film’s status as a “motion painting”, the incredible performance of Eleanor Audley as Maleficent, the number of times Merryweather says “oooh”, and more!
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Music: The Show Must Be Go by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4509-the-show-must-be-go License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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