Sleeping Beauty (1959 film) then kissing on a cloud. They all live happily ever after. Eric Larson did not animate any of the characters for the film; instead, he directed the entire "Forest" sequence which stretches from Briar Rose (a.k.a. Aurora) wandering through the forest with her animal friends all the way to Princess Aurora renamed Briar Rose running back home, promising Phillip they will meet again later in the evening. This was the only time Larson directed a sequence or a film during his tenure at Walt Disney Productions. Following the critical and commercial success of "Cinderella", writing for "Sleeping Beauty" began in
Sleeping Beauty (1959 film) a new appreciation for familiar films in a way it hadn't before: "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World", "Sleeping Beauty", "Grand Prix", "The Sound of Music", "", and "Spartacus", along with other short subject films on the 70mm format. A screening of the final remaining 70mm print of this film was included in the 70mm & Widescreen Film Festival at the Somerville Theatre, September 18, 2016. Upon its initial release, "Sleeping Beauty" received mixed to positive reviews from film critics. Bosley Crowther, writing in his review for "The New York Times", complimented that "the colors are rich, the sounds