Oct 01, 1949
8 min
Full-HD

Begone Dull Care (1949)

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.

Category

Animation Music

Country

Canada

Companies

ONF | NFB

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