Norman McLaren Movies

  • 2006
    Surrealistic Hand Drawing

    Surrealistic Hand Drawing

    Surrealistic Hand Drawing

    02006HD

    Done during war years. Silent film.

    Surrealistic Hand Drawing
  • 1936
    Defence of Madrid

    Defence of Madrid

    Defence of Madrid

    01936HD

    This cinematic travelogue consists of three parts. In the first part, texts and small maps are our guides through Madrid in 1936. We see pictures of...

    Defence of Madrid
  • 1937
    A Job in a Million

    A Job in a Million

    A Job in a Million

    01937HD

    A Cockney lad trains to be a messenger boy.

    A Job in a Million
  • 1946
    Chants populaires nº 6

    Chants populaires nº 6

    Chants populaires nº 6

    01946HD

    "Là-haut sur ces montagnes" sung by Madeleine Lachance is illustrated with drawings and in "C'est l'aviron" a boat sails to the rhythm of the...

    Chants populaires nº 6
  • 1961
    New York Lightboard

    New York Lightboard

    New York Lightboard

    01961HD

    This short animation of linear symbols made from paper cutouts was created as a Canadian tourism publicity clip. Projected in New York's Times...

    New York Lightboard
  • 2003
    Six and Seven-Eighths

    Six and Seven-Eighths

    Six and Seven-Eighths

    32003HD

    Grant Munro dances to New Orleans jazz music.

    Six and Seven-Eighths
  • 1951
    Now Is the Time

    Now Is the Time

    Now Is the Time

    41951HD

    Early abstract 3D film by animation master Norman McLaren.

    Now Is the Time
  • 1978
    Animated Motion: Part 5

    Animated Motion: Part 5

    Animated Motion: Part 5

    5.21978HD

    In this fifth part, Norman McLaren deals not with motion (if motion is defined as a change of location in two- or three-dimensional space) but with...

    Animated Motion: Part 5
  • 1939
    Love on the Wing

    Love on the Wing

    Love on the Wing

    61939HD

    Animation featuring dancing black and white shadows.

    Love on the Wing
  • 1944
    A Rainy Day

    A Rainy Day

    A Rainy Day

    01944HD

    An animated victory bond message with the advice, "Don't cash in your bonds."

    A Rainy Day
  • 2006
    The Hypnosis Film

    The Hypnosis Film

    The Hypnosis Film

    02006HD

    1960s. A test using circles. Silent film.

    The Hypnosis Film
  • 2006
    Tanguy Landscape Test

    Tanguy Landscape Test

    Tanguy Landscape Test

    02006HD

    Featuring a voiceover. 1944 test inspired by surrealist painter Yves Tanguy, an improvised moving growing landscape in a surrealistic manner.

    Tanguy Landscape Test
  • 2006
    McLaren and Space

    McLaren and Space

    McLaren and Space

    02006HD

    The second thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren.

    McLaren and Space
  • 1960
    Lines: Vertical

    Lines: Vertical

    Lines: Vertical

    5.31960HD

    An experiment in pure design by film artists Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart. Lines, ruled directly on film, move with precision and grace against...

    Lines: Vertical
  • 1959
    Mail Early for Christmas

    Mail Early for Christmas

    Mail Early for Christmas

    3.61959HD

    In this pre-Christmas reminder to mail early, filmmaker Norman McLaren used an electric vibra-drill to engrave the images on black film, and included...

    Mail Early for Christmas
  • 2009
    Jacques Drouin: In Relief

    Jacques Drouin: In Relief

    Jacques Drouin: In Relief

    02009HD

    This documentary is a portrait of the animator of Le Paysagiste, from his childhood in Eastern Quebec to his career at the NFB. Trained at the...

    Jacques Drouin: In Relief
  • 1950
    Pas de deux 5

    Pas de deux 5

    Pas de deux 5

    01950HD

    An hand drawn animation merged of abstract.

    Pas de deux 5
  • 1949
    McLaren in Ottawa

    McLaren in Ottawa

    McLaren in Ottawa

    01949HD

    A Norman McLaren Animated Film

    McLaren in Ottawa
  • 1963
    Seven Surprizes

    Seven Surprizes

    Seven Surprizes

    01963HD

    A compilation of seven shorts made for the National Film Board of Canada. Features the NFBC shorts, "Nahanni," "Le Merle," "A Chairy Tale," "The Cars...

    Seven Surprizes
  • 2006
    The Art of Motion

    The Art of Motion

    The Art of Motion

    02006HD

    The fourth thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren.

    The Art of Motion