Pas de Deux (film)

Infobox Film
name = Pas de Deux


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director = Norman McLaren
producer =
writer =
narrator =
starring = Margaret Mercier
Vincent Warren
music =
cinematography = Jacques Fogel
editing =
distributor = National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
released = 1968
runtime = 13 min.
country = Canada
language = None
budget =
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website = http://www.nfb.ca/collection/films/fiche/?id=10470&v=h&lg=en&exp=11192
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0063417

"Pas de Deux" (1968) is an award winning film by Scottish-Canadian director Norman McLaren, produced by the NFB.

The film sees two performers dancing a pas de deux, filmed on high contrast film stock with very stark side lighting. This is augmented by step-and-repeat printing on an optical printer. This gives the film an almost stroboscopic appearance.

Biographer Maynard Collins points out that the "technical virtuosity of this film, its ethereal beauty, its lovely Roumanian pan-type music, made it a joy to watch, even if - perhaps, especially if - you do not care for ballet."

Special effects are by Wally Howard.

Awards

*1969 BAFTA for Best Animated Film [ [http://www.bafta.org/site/webdav/site/myjahiasite/shared/import/Film_Winners_1960-1969.pdf Bafta Home - The BAFTA site ] ]

References

*Collins, Maynard (1976). "Norman McLaren (Canadian film series)": Canadian Film Institute. ASIN B0006CVBIW

External links

* [http://imdb.com/title/tt0063417/ IMDb entry]
* [http://www.nfb.ca/trouverunfilm/fichefilm.php?id=10470&v=h&lg=en&exp=11192 National Film Board of Canada]