Norman McLaren Restored!
November 29–30, 2006

A set of new 35mm prints featuring the pioneering works of master animator Norman McLaren (b. Scotland, 1914–1987) has been arranged by the National Film Board in Canada, where the artist spent his forty-year career. This eleven-film program, presented on the occasion of a new DVD set of McLaren’s complete works, emphasizes the imagination, vitality, and astonishing versatility of the artist’s animation. The program includes Opening Speech, Stars and Stripes, Hen Hop, Begone Dull Care, A Chairy Tale, Lines Horizontal, Blinkity Blank, La Merle, Neighbors, Synchromy, and Pas de Deux. 75 min. New York premiere.

Organized by Laurence Kardish, Senior Curator, Department of Film. 

Wednesday, November 29, 6:00. T2; Thursday, November 30, 8:30. The Celeste Bartos Theater

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