Pas De Deux

Oscar® Nominee, Best Short Subject (Live Action), 1968

Enter a hypnotic world of movement and light in this entrancing film that harnesses the power of cinema to trace the movements of ballet. Dancers Margaret Mercier and Vincent Warren create a dream-like effect in this award-winning Norman McLaren film, complete with the revolutionary visual effects one expects from this master filmmaker.

For ages 12 - 14

Directed by Norman McLaren - 1968 | 13 min

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Credits

Norman McLaren (1914–1987); Jacques Fogel; Ludmilla Chiriaeff (1924–1996); Margaret Mercier; Vincent Warren; National Film Board of Canada; University of California (System). Extension Media Center

Complete catalog record
Illuminates the grace, beauty, and movement of the classical ballet form through the use of strobe-like or multi-image patterns. Features Margaret Mercier and Vincent Warren of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens.

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Summary

Illumina.es the grace and movement of classical ballet form through the use of strobe - like or multi - image patterns. Features Margaret Mercier and Vincent Warren of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens.

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, credits
  2. Wikidata · Q3367156 ↗ — country
  3. 16mm Filmography editors — year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, catalog record, video