Narcissus

APPROPIATE

1983 / 22min.

Rating5.2

Genres

Music

Synopsis

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.

Directors

Actors

Jean-Louis Morin

Sylvie Kinal

Sylvain Lafortune

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