简介：Thisfilmisallthathassurvivedfromanunfinished/abandonedversionoftheWizardofOZbyHarrySmith.... Smith’sWizardofOzfilm(co-animatedwithJoanneZiprin)wouldhavechronologicallyfollowedhisHeavenandEarthMagic.Theprojectwasbegunintheearly1960sandreceivedmajorfinancialbackingfromaconsortium(whichincludedElizabethTaylor!).Thiswastobeawidescreenfilm,usinganumberofcolouredglassplatesinfrontofthelensatvaryingdistancesinordertocreatestrangeeffects.SmithdrewonanumberofsourcesinordertoproduceacabalisticenvironmentwithinwhichtheOzstorywouldunfold:theseincludedthedrawingsofHieronymousBosch,TibetanmandalasandsketchingsofmicroscopiclifebybiologistErnstHaeckel.Unfortunately,themajorbackerofthefilm,ArthurYoung,diedandtheprojectwasabandoned. ...Whatashame.Justimaginehowthefeaturelengthversionwouldhavebeenlike.…