Review of Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009) by Courtney K — 05 Dec 2012

Insider's view of Disney animation studios from 1980 to 1994. Fascinating!

This review of Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009) was written by Courtney K on 05 Dec 2012.

Waking Sleeping Beauty has generally received positive reviews.

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By Joe L (766) on 20 Mar 2011

Very interesting film, but I wish we would have been able to see/know more…

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By Andrea M (519) on 11 May 2012

Mesmo focando muito na parte dos negócios e do dinheiro, tem umas partes de bastidores de produção bem legais da época do renascimento da Disney…

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By Thomas W (1,104) on 17 Mar 2011

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Waking Sleeping Beauty was clearly a cathartic project for its creators, but the level of anecdotal detail (Then we went out for margaritas…

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By Matt L (1,239) on 16 Aug 2011

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