Walt and El Grupo

[newjerseynick]

Just watched a very good documentary on Netflix streaming called Walt and El Grupo, about Walt's trip to South America in the 40s.
http://www.waltandelgrupo.com/

There is some great footage of the studios in the early days, and many photos and art from the trip. It is amazing to see interviews with South Americans talking about the thrill of getting to see or meet Walt Disney.

It can be slow at times, but if you are interested in the history of Walt Disney, a must see.

Nick
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[denlo]

I'll have to check it out, we recently bought an Apple TV to do Netflix streaming and we are really enjoying watching the movies on the TV without all the hassle we had to go through to hook the computer up to the TV before.

What I could see of the trailer looked interesting. It kept stopping and starting on me.

Thanks for the info, Nick.

[idratherbeinwdw]

I have read about this and have no doubt I'd really enjoy it. No Netflix here, but I'll have to keep a lookout for it elsewhere.

ETA: While my local library doesn't have it, the Nassau County system has it. It's going to be delivered to my libray for me, I put in a request. Woohoo, thanks for the reminder Nick, I've been meaning to see this for quite a while.

[DisneyGeek]

I'll have to mention it to DW; she usually manages the NF queue & dominates streaming; recently she decided to start Dexster from the beginning... I think the show is a little weird, but she enjoys it so okay, I just web surf in the living room & half tune it out!

[denlo]

We watched Walt and El Grupo one day last week. It was interesting, I kept waiting for Walt to admit that his head size was too large for the hats down there. I enjoyed seeing how Mary Blair's art changed after traveling through South America. One song, by Mart'nali, Aquarela do Brasil keeps going through my head. We haven't been able to find her recording of "Brasil" on iTunes. So every so often either Wil or I will play the partial recording on waltandelgrupo.com.