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Pas de deux
Description
The
film acts as a sort of magic mirror to the dance, as McLaren captures and
multiplies the grace in the movements of two dancers from the Grands Ballets
Canadiens. Margaret Mercier and Vincent Warren move through a pas de deux,
dressed entirely in white. Filmed in a studio where both the walls and floor
were painted black, the film was lit from the side so that only silhouettes of
the dancers appear, multiplied over and over again on the film. The result is
a harmonious synthesis of research and creation.
1968, 13 min 22 s
Also available in French
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Awards
Top Film of the Festival
International Festival of Short Films
November 13 to 18 1971, Philadelphia - USA
Prix du Secrétaire d'État auprès du Premier Ministre chargé à la jeunesse, des sports et des loisirs
Festival of Music and Dance
June 1 1971, Menton - France
Trophy of the Festival
Festival du film à format réduit
October 12 to 18 1970, Salerno - Italy
Best Short FIlm Award
International Film Festival
October 8 to 15 1970, Panama City - Panama
Blue Ribbon Award
Itinerant - American Film and Video Festival
May 12 to 16 1970, New York - USA
Emily Award
Itinerant - American Film and Video Festival
May 12 to 16 1970, New York - USA
First Place - Category: Creative Art
Yorkton Film Festival
October 22 to 24 1969, Yorkton - Canada
Honourable Mention - Golden Plaque - Category: Short Film
Film Critics and Journalists Association of Ceylon
September 4 to 10 1969, Colombo - Sri Lanka
Honourable Mention - Category: Short Film
International Film Festival
September 4 to 10 1969, Colombo - Sri Lanka
Silver Orchid Award for the singular and rigorous application of the principle of animated cinema to a study of motion in dance
International Film Festival of Ballet
July 1 1969, Nervi - Italy
Grand Prize - Category: Short Subject
International Film Festival
June 6 to 21 1969, Melbourne - Australia
Best Animation Film
BAFTA / British Academy Film Awards
March 26 1969, London - England
First Prize - Best Short Film
International Film Festival
November 28 1968, Phnom Penh - Cambodia
Outstanding Film of the Year Award
BFI London Film Festival
November 19 to December 5 1968, London - England
Special Plaque of the Jury
International Film Festival
November 9 to 17 1968, Chicago - USA
Silver Cabildo for the Most Original Film
International Short Film Festival
October 15 to November 15 1968, Buenos Aires - Argentina
Special Prize for Outstanding Artistic Achievement
Genie Awards
October 4 1968, Toronto - Canada
Diploma of Honour
International Film Festival
September 26 to October 6 1968, Locarno - Switzerland
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