Norman McLaren Movies

  • 1936
    Hell Unltd

    Hell Unltd

    Hell Unltd

    5.71936HD

    In this film Norman McLaren uses puppets, diagrams, animation and live-action to present an anti-war message for use by peace organizations.

    Hell Unltd
  • 1953
    Two Bagatelles

    Two Bagatelles

    Two Bagatelles

    5.51953HD

    Norman McLaren instructs Grant Munro on the movements he is to make. The film technique for Two Bagatelles is pixillation, where the actor is...

    Two Bagatelles
  • 1964
    Canon

    Canon

    Canon

    61964HD

    Perhaps the only film whose content is totally based on the musical form known as canon. The first sequence is a simple demonstration of the canon...

    Canon
  • 1941
    Mail Early

    Mail Early

    Mail Early

    5.1251941HD

    This publicity clip for Canada Post is Norman McLaren's first film for the NFB. For this animated short, McLaren drew symbols by pen onto clear 35 mm...

    Mail Early
  • 1959
    Doors

    Doors

    Doors

    01959HD

    An unfinished animated short from the late 1950s.

    Doors
  • 1961
    Opening Speech

    Opening Speech

    Opening Speech

    6.71961HD

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

    Opening Speech
  • 1944
    Keep Your Mouth Shut

    Keep Your Mouth Shut

    Keep Your Mouth Shut

    61944HD

    This animated short from Norman McLaren features a human skull cautioning Canadians to “keep their mouths shut” in an effort to end...

    Keep Your Mouth Shut
  • 1960
    Lines: Vertical

    Lines: Vertical

    Lines: Vertical

    5.2731960HD

    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
  • 1976
    Animated Motion: Part 1

    Animated Motion: Part 1

    Animated Motion: Part 1

    51976HD

    The first part of this series by Norman McLaren deals only with tempo. It starts by showing the disc travelling in one move (1/24 of a second) from A...

    Animated Motion: Part 1
  • 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
  • 1943
    Chants populaires nº 5

    Chants populaires nº 5

    Chants populaires nº 5

    5.51943HD

    Russian artist Alexander Alexeieff illustrated the song "Et moi je m'enfouiyais" (En passant) using the pinscreen technique. Norman McLaren...

    Chants populaires nº 5
  • 1959
    Serenal

    Serenal

    Serenal

    5.21959HD

    A gay fantasia of patterned sound in which Norman McLaren salutes the West Indies, painting the spirit of fiesta on film to the lively beat of an...

    Serenal
  • 1938
    Mony a Pickle

    Mony a Pickle

    Mony a Pickle

    3.51938HD

    Documentary on savings

    Mony a Pickle
  • 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
  • 1952
    Twirligig

    Twirligig

    Twirligig

    61952HD

    Early abstract 3d stereoscopic animation by Norman McLaren collaborator Gretta Ekman.

    Twirligig
  • 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
  • 2003
    On the Farm

    On the Farm

    On the Farm

    62003HD

    Stop-motion, pixillation and other trick photography methods are used to depict situations on a farm.

    On the Farm
  • 1933
    7 Till 5: A Pattern of the Day's Doings

    7 Till 5: A Pattern of the Day's Doings

    7 Till 5: A Pattern of the Day's Doings

    4.3331933HD

    Experimental film showing a day's activities at the Glasgow College of Art.

    7 Till 5: A Pattern of the Day's Doings
  • 1977
    Animated Motion: Part 3

    Animated Motion: Part 3

    Animated Motion: Part 3

    51977HD

    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
  • 1935
    Camera Makes Whoopee

    Camera Makes Whoopee

    Camera Makes Whoopee

    5.251935HD

    Montage and animation in two Acts: the preparation for the Glasgow Arts School Ball; and the ball itself.

    Camera Makes Whoopee

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