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Begone Dull Care

1949 · Norman McLaren · 8 min

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In this extraordinary short animation, Evelyn Lambart and Norman McLaren painted colours, shapes, and transformations directly onto their filmstrip. The result is a vivid interpretation, in fluid lines and colour, of jazz music played by the Oscar Peterson Trio.

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7/10Rating on TMDBFrom The Movie Database77 votesTMDB
Director
Norman McLaren
Director
Evelyn Lambart
Original language
English
Released
1 Oct 1949
Status
Released
Length
8 min
Genres
Animation, Music
Studio
ONF | NFB
Country
Canada
TMDB
⁦7 / 10⁩

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