Norman McLaren Movies
- 1970
The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees
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The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees is a 1970 documentary exploring the career of Norman McLaren, a Scots-Canadian animator known for his pioneering work in...
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- 2005
War and Peace
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This documentary short illustrates the thematic role of war in the works of filmmaker Norman McLaren, from his traumatic experiences in the Spanish...
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- 2006
Chaplin Test
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An attempt to animate an abstract Charlie Chaplin-esque figure.
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- 1939
Scherzo
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Norman McLaren made Scherzo early after his arrival in North America in 1939, but the film was subsequently lost. In 1984 the original materials were...
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- 2006
Painting with Light
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The third thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren.
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- 1959
Serenal
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A gay fantasia of patterned sound in which Norman McLaren salutes the West Indies, painting the spirit of fiesta on film to the lively beat of an...
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- 1972
Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren
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- 1943
Snakes
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Made during WWII
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- 1950
The Seasons
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An animated short film about The Four Seasons by Norman McLaren.
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- 1947
La poulette grise
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An experimental short film of images and music made by Norman McLaren.
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- 1958
Blackbird
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To the tune of a classic French-Canadian nonsense song, surreal blackbird made of lines loses body parts and gets them back threefold.
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- 1961
New York Lightboard Record
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New Yorkers watch as Norman McLaren's animated promotional film for Canadian tourism plays on the giant pixelboard overlooking Times Square. The...
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- 2006
The Seasons
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In 1966, McLaren began a metamorphic film in which he explored the light and colour of Canada in this unfinished film.
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- 1961
Opening Speech
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Norman McLaren attempts to give the opening speech for the first Montreal International Film Festival, but his microphone won't cooperate.
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- 1964
Canon
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Perhaps the only film whose content is totally based on the musical form known as canon. The first sequence is a simple demonstration of the canon...
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- 1985
Norman McLaren and Claude Jutra Safer Sex Short
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So is this what the kids of today are into? Well, as long as it’s safe.
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- 2006
McLaren and Space
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The second thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren.
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- 1952
A Phantasy
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An animated film drawn entirely in pastels. Various fantastical plant-like things "grow" from the ground, eventually launching five spheres. The...
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- 1977
Animated Motion: Part 3
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The third in a series of five colour films that offer an introduction to the basic techniques of film animation. McLaren explains and demonstrates...
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- 2003
Six and Seven-Eighths
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Grant Munro dances to New Orleans jazz music.
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