Movie: Scherzo

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    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 found and the hand-drawn images and sound were reconstituted. Picture and sound dance triple-quick in this animated version of a musical scherzo. A film without words.

  • Release Date

    1939-11-13

  • Average

    6.2

  • Rating:

    3.1 starts
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