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A Little Phantasy on a 19th-century Painting

A Little Phantasy on a 19th-century Painting

1946•4m•6.4/10
Animation

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6.4/10(7)

Taking "Isle of the Dead," a work by the Swiss symbolist painter Arnold Böcklin as his starting point, Norman McLaren creates a deeply disturbing surrealist dream.

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Production

ONF | NFB

Language

EN

Status

Released

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