This page is still under construction - note that most content is in Italian

A summary of the story as used by D'Alò director to make his cartoon movie (it's in Italian with English translation)

Cecchi Gori production studios.Here you'll find simple information on who was who in the production of the movie

A critical appreciation and review of the movie as it appears on the web-based magazine: L'Araldo. The article is written by Giorgio Alessi who besides introducing some important names in the film production, anticipates the myths and values stressed at length in the story. Worth reading as an introductory comment.

Basic information on the making of the cartoon, plus a couple of images of Zorba the cat and his human friends.

Short reviews and abstracts of some of Sepulveda's books.

A very detailed site on the cartoon with several pictures and with critical notes on the characters' personality.

Brief details of the cartoon + poster

Zorba and Fortunata as seen through the eyes of a 7-year old child

Another review of the movie with critical appreciation of the story moral as it was rendered in the movie. Plus a comparison between D'Alò's "La gabbianellla" with another earlier Italian disney-like cartoon production. "Gli Aristogatti". Description of some technicalities of the film making process.Can be used by students who need to work on a comparison between cartoon and book-based story.