Pocahontas (1995)
French postcard by Sonis, no. C. 582. Image: Disney. Pocahontas in Pocahontas (Mike Gabriel, Eric Goldberg, 1995).
Pocahontas (Mike Gabriel, Eric Goldberg, 1995) was the 33rd Disney animated feature film and is loosely based on the life of the Native American woman of the same name. The film tells the romance between the daughter of an Algonquin chief named Pocahontas and Capt. John Smith, an English soldier, who journeyed to the New World, seventeenth-century Virginia, with other settlers to begin fresh lives. Her powerful father, Chief Powhatan, disapproves of their relationship and wants her to marry a native warrior, the tribe's dashing bachelor, Kocoum. Meanwhile, Smith's fellow Englishmen hope to rob the Native Americans of their gold. Can Pocahontas' love for Smith save the day? Pocahontas was released to mixed reactions from reviewers, who praised its animation and music but criticized its story; the film's racial overtones and historical inaccuracy also garnered a mix of condemnation and praise. However, everybody liked Meeko, Pocahontas's pet raccoon with a love of food, especially John Smith's biscuits.
During the famed "Disney Renaissance", a period that started with the release of The Little Mermaid (1989), the studio was creating modern classics with every film they released. Many at Disney had high hopes for Pocahontas (1995) upon its initial release. Then-studio head Jeffrey Katzenberg regarded it even as a more prestigious project than The Lion King (1994), and believed that it had a chance of earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, following in the steps of Beauty and the Beast (1991). The design for the film is sumptuous, with mostly blues and a seamless style that never gets in the way and illustrates the action (and the feminine nature of the film) beautifully. The film was less successful commercially than was hoped. Pocahontas dealt with more adult themes and tones and did not appeal to younger children, as much as the earlier Disney hits had. However, Pocahontas did succeed at the box office, earning $346 million, and it received two Academy Awards for Best Musical or Comedy Score for Alan Menken and Best Original Song for 'Colors of the Wind'.
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Pocahontas (1995)
French postcard by Sonis, no. C. 582. Image: Disney. Pocahontas in Pocahontas (Mike Gabriel, Eric Goldberg, 1995).
Pocahontas (Mike Gabriel, Eric Goldberg, 1995) was the 33rd Disney animated feature film and is loosely based on the life of the Native American woman of the same name. The film tells the romance between the daughter of an Algonquin chief named Pocahontas and Capt. John Smith, an English soldier, who journeyed to the New World, seventeenth-century Virginia, with other settlers to begin fresh lives. Her powerful father, Chief Powhatan, disapproves of their relationship and wants her to marry a native warrior, the tribe's dashing bachelor, Kocoum. Meanwhile, Smith's fellow Englishmen hope to rob the Native Americans of their gold. Can Pocahontas' love for Smith save the day? Pocahontas was released to mixed reactions from reviewers, who praised its animation and music but criticized its story; the film's racial overtones and historical inaccuracy also garnered a mix of condemnation and praise. However, everybody liked Meeko, Pocahontas's pet raccoon with a love of food, especially John Smith's biscuits.
During the famed "Disney Renaissance", a period that started with the release of The Little Mermaid (1989), the studio was creating modern classics with every film they released. Many at Disney had high hopes for Pocahontas (1995) upon its initial release. Then-studio head Jeffrey Katzenberg regarded it even as a more prestigious project than The Lion King (1994), and believed that it had a chance of earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, following in the steps of Beauty and the Beast (1991). The design for the film is sumptuous, with mostly blues and a seamless style that never gets in the way and illustrates the action (and the feminine nature of the film) beautifully. The film was less successful commercially than was hoped. Pocahontas dealt with more adult themes and tones and did not appeal to younger children, as much as the earlier Disney hits had. However, Pocahontas did succeed at the box office, earning $346 million, and it received two Academy Awards for Best Musical or Comedy Score for Alan Menken and Best Original Song for 'Colors of the Wind'.
Sources: Wikipedia and IMDb.
And, please check out our blog European Film Star Postcards.