Narcissus (1983 film)

Summary

Narcissus is a 1983 Canadian short musical and experimental film directed by Norman McLaren and produced by David Verrall, visualizing the legend of Narcissus in a modern way.[1] It was produced for the National Film Board of Canada.

Narcissus
Directed byNorman McLaren
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDavid De Volpi
Music byMaurice Blackburn
Distributed byNational Film Board of Canada
Release dates
1983
1987 (re-released)
Running time
22 minutes
CountryCanada
Budget$702,607

Cast edit

  • Jean-Louis Morin as "Narcissus"
  • Sylvie Kinal as "Nymph"
  • Sylvain Lafortune as "A friend"

Production edit

The film had a budget of $702,607 (equivalent to $1,712,378 in 2021).[2]

Awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ Alex Davidson, "10 great Canadian lesbian, gay and transgender films". British Film Institute, March 12, 2019.
  2. ^ Evans 1991, p. 240.

Works cited edit

  • Evans, Gary (1991). In the National Interest: A Chronicle of the National Film Board of Canada from 1949 to 1989. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0802027849.

External links edit

  • Watch Narcissus on the NFB website  
  • Narcissus at IMDb