Lady and the Tramp (1955)

	Also Known As: La Belle et le Clochard (French)
	Year of first release: 1955
	Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson and Hamilton Luske (Snow White, Cinderella, Pinocchio, 101 Dalmatians)
	Actors (voices): Barbara Luddy, Larry Roberts, Peggy Lee
	Country: USA
	Genre: Animation, Comedy, Romance
	Conditions of visioning: 08.12.2013, Blu-ray, Home cinema
Synopsis: The adventures of the cocker spaniel Lady raised in an idyllic town, when she is replaced by a baby in the heart of her masters.
Review: Who hasn't seen Walt Disney movies as children? With a hint of nostalgia, I started to rediscover those classics two years ago with Bambi and the Lion King. Lady and the Tramp was next on my list and I will probably continue in the future. The quality of this (diamond) Blu-ray edition is impressive for this first Disney movie shot in cinemascope. Prestine image and music quality as I had never seen before when I was watching this movie on TV. This is a true pleasure to re-discover this classic in such conditions. It allows you to really pay attention to the story, the drawings, the animation, particularly how the dogs move, their hair and their skin, and appreciate the talent of Disney's crew at the time. Iconic scenes like the spaghetti dinner take a new dimension in those conditions. The story is not too cheesy and although told from a dog point of view, it is a very human one (as explained in the very interesting making-of documentary). The ending comes more quickly than I remembered (I think it has the same effects on all adults). The only element that displeased me was the fact that almost every character has a different accent, most of them foreign to the USA. I learned in the documentary that Walt Disney found that it gave more believability to the characters, but I found it a bit distracting.
Rating: 9 /10