Norman McLaren Movies

  • 1939
    The Obedient Flame

    The Obedient Flame

    The Obedient Flame

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    Advertising cartoon showing advantages of using gas supply and gas cookers.

    The Obedient Flame
  • 1977
    Animated Motion: Part 3

    Animated Motion: Part 3

    Animated Motion: Part 3

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    The third in a series of five colour films that offer an introduction to the basic techniques of film animation. McLaren explains and demonstrates...

    Animated Motion: Part 3
  • 1961
    Opening Speech

    Opening Speech

    Opening Speech

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    Norman McLaren attempts to give the opening speech for the first Montreal International Film Festival, but his microphone won't cooperate.

    Opening Speech
  • 1961
    New York Lightboard Record

    New York Lightboard Record

    New York Lightboard Record

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    New Yorkers watch as Norman McLaren's animated promotional film for Canadian tourism plays on the giant pixelboard overlooking Times Square. The...

    New York Lightboard Record
  • 2006
    Surrealistic Hand Drawing

    Surrealistic Hand Drawing

    Surrealistic Hand Drawing

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    Done during war years. Silent film.

    Surrealistic Hand Drawing
  • 1949
    A Summer Day in Ottawa in 1949

    A Summer Day in Ottawa in 1949

    A Summer Day in Ottawa in 1949

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    Produced for the National Film Board of Canada

    A Summer Day in Ottawa in 1949