A charming, wicked satire from Italian animator Bozzetto, who also appears in live action segments as a man putting together an epic cartoon based on classical music. The highlight is a parody of Fantasia's Rites Of Spring Passage as Ravel's Bolero accompanies a vision of evolution which begins with creatures swarming in an astronaut's thrown-away Coke bottle, starring an especially sneaky gorilla.
Other segments vary from the melancholy to the hilarious, and feature remarkable character animation: Debussy's Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun is a wistful little sketch about an old satyr while Sibelius' Valse Triste is an excuse for an overdone bit of misery about a wretched waiflike alley cat. The links are a bit forced but most episodes are unforgettable.