Begone Dull Care
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Begone Dull Care | |
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Directed by | Evelyn Lambart |
Produced by | Norman McLaren |
Music by | The Oscar Peterson Trio |
Editing by | Evelyn Lambart
Norman McLaren |
Distributed by | National Film Board of Canada |
Release date(s) | 1949 |
Running time | 8 minutes |
Country | Canada |
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Begone Dull Care is an 1949 abstract animated film directed by Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart.
Using the direct film technique, McLaren and Lambart paint and scratch directly onto film stock to create a visual music presentation of Oscar Peterson's jazz music. The film is produced by the National Film Board of Canada.
[edit] Honours and awards
Designated and preserved as a "masterwork" by the Audio-Visual Preservation Trust of Canada, a charitable non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the preservation of Canada’s audio-visual heritage.[1] Winner of a Special Genie Award for experimental filmmaking.
[edit] References
- ^ Begone Dull Care (HTML). Audio-Visual Preservation Trust of Canada Web site. Retrieved on 2008-02-29.
[edit] External links
- Begone Dull Care at the Internet Movie Database
- Watch excerpt online (Requires RealMedia player or plugin)
- Senses of Cinema article