Narcissus (1983)

08/18/1983 (CA) • 22m

Music

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.


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Status

Released

Original Language

No Language

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

dance

greek tragedy

short film

adaptation

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