Movie: Narcissus

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Jean-Louis Morin
Jean-Louis Morin

Narcissus

Sylvie Kinal
Sylvie Kinal

Nymph

Sylvain Lafortune
Sylvain Lafortune

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    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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    1983-08-18

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