Bambi and the supremes biography

Walt Disney Studios

After Disney made the leap from shorts to feature films with "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" in 1937, the studio appeared to be on an unstoppable run of films in the period that later became known as "The Golden Era" (via BFI).

Demonstrating its ability to combine unforgettable characters with exquisite imagery, Disney cemented its legacy and produced some of the greatest animated films of all time in this period of immense creativity and experimentation.

While 1940's "Fantasia" was an experimental film of a different kind, two years later, Disney made another bold leap with the release of "Bambi" — a film that took a more realistic approach in terms of style and storytelling, albeit with the anthropomorphic animals that the studio was becoming known for.

Telling the story of the titular fawn prince, the film follows Bambi from birth through the changing seasons, as he experiences all of the wonders of the fores