The Aristocats ©
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THE
ARISTOCATS
The animated movie
The Aristocats comes out in theaters in 1970 and is the first
without the presence of Walt Disney. The directed is by Wolfgang
Reitherman and the movie is inspired by the story by Tom McGowan
and Tom Rowe.
The history of
the Aristocats is set in Paris in 1910 and starring from the
cat Duchess and her kittens, Marie, Berlioz and Toulouse,
who live pampered and spoiled by the old lady Madame Adelaide.
The lady love to roam the streets of Paris with her cats,
on horse-drawn carriage led by Edgar Butler. Duchess is a
very elegant and refined cat, who cares about the education
of her kittens, and is always ready to remember, good manners.
Madame Adelaide is pending of lawyer George Hautecourt, an
eccentric and sprightly nonagenarian, who when he arrives,
he sends in trouble the poor Edgar, in trying to accompany
he from the lady. Hautecourt George is a close friend of Madame
Adelaide Bonfamille, from the days when the Lady was successful,
as singer of Carmen at the Opéra National de Paris.
Madame Adelaide has called he, because she want to make a
testament and having no living relatives, she decided to give
all her possessions at her beloved cats. Later after their
death, the assets will pass to the butler Edgar. This through
a pipe connected to his room, listen the speech and learned
with great dismay the news, considers unfair who the lady,
she privileged Duchess and her kittens. Not wanting to wait
fifteen years, to benefit from that wealth, he decides to
get rid of the cats and puts the sleeping in their bowls.
Toulouse, Marie and Berlioz ©
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Meanwhile in the
living room, the cat Duchess held at bay, the exuberance of
the kittens who play fighting among themselves. The caring
mother cat, reminds them that they are Aristocats and they
should not behave in an improper way, giving bites and claw
between them, but be lovable and have the gentle manner. So
Duchess wants who her kittens are applied in the study of
the arts: Toulouse the red kitten, he devoted himself to painting,
the white cat Marie to singing, Berlioz the gray kitten to
the piano. Toulouse paint with his paws, a portrait expressionism
which vaguely resembles to Edgard, while Marie is exercised
in singing the musical notes, and Berlioz to exercise to the
piano. Though both passionate about music from Berlioz and
Marie, there is dislike and every occasion is good for fighting
and teasing. Edgar arrives and serving the inviting bowls
with "cream to cream to Edgar," that kittens do
not lose time to lick. The humble mouse Roquefort, attracted
by that beautiful bouquet of cream, asks to Duchess if he
can take this opportunity to dip his biscuit in one of the
bowls, so the cats invite him to dinner, all unaware of the
fact that milk contains a powerful sleeping potion. The poor
Roquefort, falls into a deep sleep before they have even gone
back to his lair, and with he also the Aristocats. In the
middle of the night, the clumsy butler, closes the cats in
a bassinet, and a crackling edge of a sidecar, he left for
the campaign, with the aim of eliminating them. The noise
wakes up the two guard dogs Napoleon and Lafayette, experts
in pursuing the car and motorcycles and so do the unfortunate
Edgar, who panicked, dropped the cradle of the cats, that
falls near a bridge. After a spectacular and fun melee, Edgar
manages to escape the fierce dogs, full of bites. Duchess
meanwhile, wakes up and realizes not to living in her house,
so desperate goes in search of her kittens, which fortunately,
have remained nearby, but a violent storm forces them to take
shelter inside the small basket.
Thomas O'Malley and Duchess ©
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The noise of the
storm, awake even Madame Adelaide, who notices the disappearance
of her beloved cats. In terror, brings excitement to the mouse
Roquefort, who wearing his red cape (detective-style) and
goes in search of his friends Aristocats.
The next morning, Duchess is awakened by the song sung by
a cat-accented Irish, he is Thomas O'Malley a red stray cat
, who is enchanted by the gentle eyes of Duchess and wastes
no time in her courtship. When he realizes that the beautiful
cat, has three puppies, sees vanish a romance possible. But
Thomas O'Malley is also a cat gallant and proposes to accompany
and defend the Aristocats for their return home. During their
journey the cats have to overcome many adventures, where meets
the geese Adelina and Gwendolyn Blabla. Arrived in Paris Thomas
O'Malley, Duchess and the kittens, they stay in a old shabby
house, where Scat-Cat and his gang of cats love to play jazz
music. At the sound of the song "Everybody Wants to be
a Cat" The Aristocats are involved in an exciting dance,
where born a tender feeling between Duchess and Thomas O'Malley.
After greeting Thomas O'Malley and be returned to their luxurious
home, the Aristocats are again captured by the cruel butler,
who closes them in a bag and throws them into the kitchen
oven. Fortunately, Roquefort mouse assists in the capture
and rushes to warn Thomas O'Malley. The red cat tries to stop
Edgar and sends Roquefort to seek help from to Scat Cat and
his gang. Succeed Thomas O'Malley and his friends at liberate
Duchess and her kittens?
The film "The Aristocats" is one of the most fun
of the Walt Disney Productions, mainly for the characters
and the jazz music engaging by Sherman brothers.
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