Once Upon a Time
Release date: 1973-01-11
Votes: 2
Genres: Animation, Fantasy
We are first presented a cobweb castle, filled with the haunting doubts of the young protagonist. Spirits appear on the screen and are heard on the soundtrack. Gradually a female guide emerges and escorts the young man into an antechamber to another (and possibly higher) world.
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