Narcissus

198321 min 47 secFilm: Experimental

G

Direction: Norman McLaren

Production: David VerrallDerek LambDouglas MacDonald

Norman McLaren’s final film draws on all the talents of this master filmmaker to accompany Fernand Nault’s choreography in telling the myth of Narcissus. A tale about a young man’s incapacity to love others and his love of self that eventually leads him into a trap. A profoundly artistic exploration of the eternal search for love.

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Subject categories


  • Dance > BalletDance Interpretations
  • Literature and Language > Legends, Myths, and Tales

Credits


director
Norman McLaren
producer
David Verrall
executive producer
Derek Lamb
Douglas MacDonald
cinematography
David De Volpi
optical camera
Jimmy Chin
sound
Louis Hone
re-recording
Jean-Pierre Joutel
choreography
Fernand Nault
music
Maurice Blackburn

Awards


  • Golden Peacock for the Best Short Film of the FestivalInternational Film Festival
  • Golden Sheaf Award - Category: Best Experimental FilmYorkton Film Festival
  • Honorable Mention - Category: Visual Essays Itinerant - American Film and Video Festival
  • Gold Star AwardDance on Camera Festival
  • Honorable Mention International Film and Video Festival
  • Special MentionFestival internatinal de cinéma de court métrage
  • First Prize - Madame de Stael PrizeFestival international du film romantique