Narcissus (1983 film)

Narcissus
Directed by	Norman McLaren
Produced by	Derek Lamb Douglas Macdonald David Verrall
Starring	Jean-Louis Morin Sylvie Kinal Sylvain Lafortune
Cinematography	David De Volpi
Music by	Maurice Blackburn
Distributed by	National Film Board of Canada
Release dates	1983 1987 (re-released)
Running time	22 minutes
Country	Canada
Budget	$702,607

Narcissus is a 1983 Canadian short musical and experimental film directed by Norman McLaren and produced by David Verrall, visualizing the legend of Narcissus in a modern way. It was produced for the National Film Board of Canada.

Cast

• Jean-Louis Morin as "Narcissus"
• Sylvie Kinal as "Nymph"
• Sylvain Lafortune as "A friend"

Production

The film had a budget of $702,607 (equivalent to $1,899,820 in 2023).

Awards

• "Golden Peacock for the Best Short Film of the Festival" at International Film Festival of India (India, January 1984)
• "Gold Star Award" at Dance on Camera Festival (USA, April 1984)
• "Honorable Mention - Visual Essays" at Itinerant - American Film and Video Festival (USA, May–June 1984)
• "Golden Sheaf Award - Best Experimental Film" at Golden Sheaf Awards / Short Film and Video Festival (Canada, October–November 1984)
• "Honorable Mention" at Columbus International Film and Video Festival (USA, November 1984)
• "Special Mention" at Festival international de cinéma de court métrage (Spain, April 1985)
• "First Prize - Madame de Stael Prize" at Festival international du film romantique (France, May 1985)

Works cited

• Evans, Gary (1991). In the National Interest: A Chronicle of the National Film Board of Canada from 1949 to 1989. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0802027849.

External links

• Narcissus at IMDb
• National Film Board of Canada Films: Narcissus/Narcisse