Little phantasy on a 19th century painting

Duration: 4

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1947

Creator: Norman McLaren; NFBC; International Film Bureau

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Arnold Boecklin's painting Isle of the dead is the subject of this animated film. A ghost-like island awakens to mysterious life, flickers momentarily in a corpse-candle light, and fades into darkness.

Complete Record: A Little Phantasy on a 19th Century Painting Distributed by Intl Film Bureau Inc; 332 S Michigan Ave; Chicago; IL; 60604-4382 ; Tel. (800)432-2241 (312)427-4545DC: IFB Produced by Natl Film Board Of Canada PC: NFBCCN: McLaren, NormanCC: MCLN Year published 1947 Grade Level: P Distributed on media: 1 videocassette (4 min.), 1/2 in.; 1 videocassette (u-matic) (4 min.), 3/4 in.; 1 film reel (4 min.), 16 mm. Color?B & W Length: 4 MIN Description: Based on a nineteenth-century painting, 'ISLE OF THE DEAD,' by Arnold Boecklin. Animation artist Norman Mc Laren captures the mood of the original painting through light and movement. The island wakes to mysterious life and fades again into the dark.

Online Copy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R7Uu4LxGHs

Metadata Source:YouTube


This film is not rare.

4 users have this film:
Australian Centre for the Moving Image, AV Geeks Archive, National Film Board of Canada, New York Public Library


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