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| Title: | Le merle |
|---|---|
| Director: | McLaren, Norman |
| Year: | 1958 |
| Length: | 04 min 39 s |
It’s
the story of a bird that loses first its neck, then its eye, back, wings and
feet in turn before they return again, but this time doubled or tripled in
number. The filmmaker used simple cardboard cut-outs in geometric shapes to
illustrate this traditional folk song.
Director
Norman McLaren
Producer
Norman McLaren
Camera
Douglas Poulter
Animation
Norman McLaren
Animation
Evelyn Lambart
Music
Maurice Blackburn
Technique(s) used
Paper cut-outs

