Review of Hans Christian Andersen (1952) by Pj P — 02 Dec 2007

Starts out happy and winds up depressing. The music, however, is great. Good stuff.

This review of Hans Christian Andersen (1952) was written by Pj P on 02 Dec 2007.

Hans Christian Andersen has generally received positive reviews.

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