Narcissus (1983)
Overview
In this short film by Norman McLaren, dancers enact the Greek tragedy of Narcissus, the beautiful youth whose excessive self-love condemned him to a trapped existence. Skilfully merging film, dance and music, the film is a compendium of the techniques McLaren acquired over a lifetime of experimentation.
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| Original Language | en |
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Directed By
Norman McLaren
Crew
Jean-Pierre Joutel
Norman McLaren
David De Volpi
Maurice Blackburn
Fernand Nault
Fernand Nault
Derek Lamb
Louis Hone
Douglas Macdonald
Jimmy Chin
Jacques Fogel
Brigitte McCaughry
Donald McWilliams
David Verrall
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