Allegro non troppo

The film's true merit lies in its animated sequences, which interpret selected works of Debussy, Dvorak, Ravel, Sibelius, Vivaldi and Stravinsky. The liveliest piece, set to Ravel's ‘Bolero’, delineates a series of ‘spontaneous generations’ from an abandoned Coke bottle. The most haunting piece, set to Sibelius' ‘Valse Triste’, depicts a forlorn cat wandering the ruins of a condemned building. (Hal Erickson)