Narcissus (1983 film)

For other uses, see Narcissus (disambiguation).

Narcissus
Directed by	Norman McLaren
Produced by	Derek Lamb, Douglas Macdonald, David Verrall
Starring	Jean-Louis Morin, Sylvie Kinal, Sylvain Lafortune
Music by	Maurice Blackburn
Cinematography	David De Volpi
Release dates	1983 1987 (re-released)
Running time	22 min.
Country	Canada

Narcissus is a 1983 Canadian short musical and experimental film directed by Norman McLaren and produced by David Verrall, visualizing the legend of Narcissus in a modern way. It was McLaren's yet another film for the National Film Board of Canada.

Cast

Jean-Louis Morin as "Narcissus"
Sylvie Kinal as "Nymph"
Sylvain Lafortune as "A friend"

Awards

"Golden Peacock for the Best Short Film of the Festival" at International Film Festival (India, January 1984)
"Gold Star Award" at Dance on Camera Festival (USA, April 1984)
"Honorable Mention - Visual Essays" at Itinerant - American Film and Video Festival (USA, May–June 1984)
"Golden Sheaf Award - Best Experimental Film" at Golden Sheaf Awards / Short Film and Video Festival (Canada, October–November 1984)
"Honorable Mention" at Columbus International Film and Video Festival (USA, November 1984)
"Special Mention" at Festival international de cinéma de court métrage (Spain, April 1985)
"First Prize - Madame de Stael Prize" at Festival international du film romantique (France, May 1985)

External links

Norman McLaren

Films	Boogie-Doodle (1940) Hen Hop (1942) Begone Dull Care (1949) Neighbours (1952) Blinkity Blank (1955) Rythmetic (1956) A Chairy Tale (1957) Christmas Cracker (1963) Canon (1964) Pas de deux (1968) Synchromy (1971) Narcissus (1983)

Related articles	McLaren's Negatives Begone Dull Care (album) Evelyn Lambart Maurice Blackburn

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