Little phantasy on a 19th century painting
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Arnold Boecklin's painting Isle of the dead is the subject of this animated film. A ghost-like island awakens to mysterious life, flickers momentarily in a corpse-candle light, and fades into darkness.
Complete catalog record
A Little Phantasy on a 19th Century Painting Distributed by Intl Film Bureau Inc; 332 S Michigan Ave; Chicago; IL; 60604-4382 ; Tel. (800)432-2241 (312)427-4545DC: IFB Produced by Natl Film Board Of Canada PC: NFBCCN: McLaren, NormanCC: MCLN Year published 1947 Grade Level: P Distributed on media: 1 videocassette (4 min.), 1/2 in.; 1 videocassette (u-matic) (4 min.), 3/4 in.; 1 film reel (4 min.), 16 mm. Color?B & W Length: 4 MIN Description: Based on a nineteenth-century painting, 'ISLE OF THE DEAD,' by Arnold Boecklin. Animation artist Norman Mc Laren captures the mood of the original painting through light and movement. The island wakes to mysterious life and fades again into the dark.
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