Narcissus
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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📋 Film Details
| Year | 1983 |
| Country | Canada |
| Director | Norman McLaren |
| Runtime | 22 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.4/10 (14 votes) |
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McLaren constructs the film as a pure synthesis of form and content, where the technique of drawing directly on film and choreography become inseparable. He relies on rhythm and repetition to explore how a visual motif can embody the idea of entrapment within the self.
What lingers after viewing is a hypnotic abstraction where movement itself is the tragedy. The experience is one of haunting, almost mathematical beauty that reveals its own void. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Norman McLaren
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In a quiet room, alone, to dissolve into its rhythm.
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