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Narcissus (1983)

Narcissus (1983)

Release Date: 1983, August 18
Directors: Norman McLaren
Countries: Canada
Production: ONF | NFB
Cast: Jean-Louis Morin, Sylvie Kinal, Sylvain Lafortune

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

short film adaptation dance greek tragedy