Caprice en couleurs

Original title: Begone Dull Care

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Abstract images drawn directly onto the film are accompanied by three pieces of jazz performed by the Oscar Peterson trio.Abstract images drawn directly onto the film are accompanied by three pieces of jazz performed by the Oscar Peterson trio.Abstract images drawn directly onto the film are accompanied by three pieces of jazz performed by the Oscar Peterson trio.

Directors
- Evelyn Lambart
- Norman McLaren

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7.3/10

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Directors
- Evelyn Lambart
- Norman McLaren

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Awards
- 2 wins total

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Directors Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart hung some of the film to dry in windows of their work space in Montreal. Because of the pollution, dirt ended up drying onto the film as well. Lambert suggested projecting the film to see what it looked like. They ended up using this "dirty film" in parts of the finished work.

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Edited into 50 for 50: Volume 1, Tape 2: Animation: A Touch of Fantasy (1989)

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8/10

Abstract Artists Would Love This

Well, this certainly was different. I doubt most people would like this, but being a fan of abstract art as well as someone who has dabbled in the genre, I thought this was pretty interesting.

It's almost three animated shorts in one, each played to a short piano piece by jazz great Oscar Peterson. The first and third numbers are upbeat and so are the graphics: one colorful image after after nothing bombarded at you as if you were looking through a kaleidoscope.

The middle segment gives us a breather with more just black-and-white and lines moving to the music. It gives the whole animated piece a welcome respite for a couple of minutes.

This is just pure abstract images drawn directly onto the film. This was done long before computers and I can't imagine the number of hours it took Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambert to produce this.

This short was part of the DVD "Leonard Maltin's Animation Favorites From The National Film Board Of Canada.