Narcissus

August. 18,1983      
Rating:
6.7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

In this short film by Norman McLaren, dancers enact the Greek tragedy of Narcissus, the beautiful youth whose excessive self-love condemned him to a trapped existence. Skilfully merging film, dance and music, the film is a compendium of the techniques McLaren acquired over a lifetime of experimentation.

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Reviews

Colibel
1983/08/18

Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

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ChanBot
1983/08/19

i must have seen a different film!!

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Arianna Moses
1983/08/20

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

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Kayden
1983/08/21

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

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