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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Cast
14 people
Jean-Louis Morin
Narcissus
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Sylvie Kinal
Nymph
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Norman McLaren
Also in
Mosaic
Pinscreen
Derek Lamb
Also in
Golden Apples of the Sun
Donald McWilliams
Sylvain Lafortune
Friend
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Douglas Macdonald
Maurice Blackburn
David Verrall
Jacques Fogel
Brigitte McCaughry
Jean-Pierre Joutel
Norman McLaren Director · David De Volpi Cinematographer
First release August 18, 1983 · Produced in Canada
Production
ONF | NFB
Production
Canada
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Canada · August 18, 1983
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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