Narcissus

Narcissus

1983•22m•5.4/10

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5.4/10(14)

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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Production

ONF | NFB

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Jean-Louis Morin

Narcissus

Sylvie Kinal

Nymph

Sylvain Lafortune

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