Begone Dull Care
In this extraordinary short animation, Evelyn Lambart and Norman McLaren painted colours, shapes, and transformations directly onto their filmstrip.The result is a vivid interpretation, in fluid lines and colour, of jazz music played by the Oscar Peterson Trio.
- Director
- Norman McLaren
- Signature
- Wonder · Craft · Humour
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In this extraordinary short animation, Evelyn Lambart and Norman McLaren painted colours, shapes, and transformations directly onto their filmstrip. The result is a vivid interpretation, in fluid lines and colour, of jazz music played by the Oscar Peterson Trio.
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- Release date
- Oct 1, 1949
- Runtime
- 0h 8m
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- Language
- No Language
- Country
- Canada
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