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Blu-ray

Animation night in Canada. Vol. 1.

Call Number

  • BLU-RAY ANIMATION (CEN)

Edition

Blu-ray version.

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Publication Information

[Toronto] : Canadian International Pictures, [2024]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (137 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

"Long celebrated for its groundbreaking achievements in animation, the National Film Board of Canada has earned international acclaim and dozens of Oscarʼ nominations for its animated shorts. During a particularly fertile period between 1965 and 1985, the NFB played an instrumental role in the medium's rapid evolution, breaking new ground with a wildly varied and inventive run of films that are alternately abstract, eerie, entertaining, poetic, poignant, and psychedelic. An eye-opening overview of this seminal period in animated film history, Animation Night in Canada, Vol. 1 features 14 Oscar-nominated classics with style and personality to spare."--Container.

Notes

Originally released as individual short animated films from 1965-1985.

Special features: All films restored by the National Film Board of Canada ; eight additional shorts from the directors in this collection: Norman McLaren's Neighbours (1952, 8 min.), Yvon Mallette's Boomsville (1968, 10 min.), Co Hoedeman's Matrioska (1970, 5 min.), Les Drew's The Underground movie (1972, 14 min.), Ishu Patel's Perspectrum (1975, 6 min.), André Leduc's Canada vignettes: instant French (1979, 1 min.), Caroline Leaf and Veronika Soul's Interview (1979, 14 min.), and Ron Tunis' This is me (1979, 27 min.) ; McLaren on McLaren (1983, 8 min.) - the legendary director of Neigbours and Pas de deux reflects on his filmmaking career ; Alter egos (2004, 52 min.) - Laurence Green?s documentary about Oscar-nominated NFB animators Chris Landreth and Ryan Larkin.

Contents

  • The Drag (1965, 9 minutes) / What on earth! (1966, 10 minutes) / The House that Jack built (1967, 8 minutes) / Pas de deux (1968, 13 minutes) / Walking (1968, 5 minutes) / Evolution (1971, 10 minutes) / The Family that dwelt apart (1973, 8 minutes) / Monsieur Pointu (1975, 13 minutes) / The Street (1976, 10 minutes) / The Bead game (1977, 5 minutes) / The Sand castle (1977, 13 minutes) / Special delivery (1978, 7 minutes) / Paradise (1984, 15 minutes) / The Big snit (1985, 10 minutes)

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