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 “Frere Jacques” where four cubes dance and combine with one another on a checkerboard. The second sequence show four little human-like figures dancing in space. The third and most elaborate sequence shows a human going through several strange gesticulations. Through multiple printing we realize that the man, as in the previous sequences, is part of a visual canon and is making the gestures to himself. As we hear variations on the canonic theme so too do we witness visual variations: a woman and cat enters the canon. To show the musical technique of inversion, the image of the man is printed upside down. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 7.3/10 | |
Released: | January 1, 1964 | |
Runtime: | 10 min | |
Genres: | Animation Short | |
Companies: | ONF | NFB | |
Crew: | Norman McLaren Grant Munro | |
deimos737 : Yes... well, some of it. I read the first 3 or 4 books, but it's been years since then.