Norman McLaren
Known for: Directing
Born: April 11, 1914
Died: February 27, 1987
Place of birth: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Norman McLaren, CC, CQ (11 April 1914 – 27 January 1987) was a Scottish-born Canadian animator and film director known for his work for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). He was a pioneer in a number of areas of animation and filmmaking, including drawn-on-film animation, visual music, abstract film, pixilation and graphical sound. His awards included an Oscar for the Best Documentary in 1952 for Neighbours, a Silver Bear for best short documentary at the 1956 Berlin International Film Festival Rythmetic and a 1969 BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film for Pas de deux.
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Filmography
115 movies · 0 TV shows, newest first
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Daedalus
2024
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Jacques Drouin: In Relief
2009NR
Beginnings
2006NR
McLaren and Space
2006NR
Painting with Light
2006NR
Blurr Test
2006NR
The Art of Motion
2006NR
Birdlings
2006NR
Evelyn Lambart
2006NR
Tanguy Landscape Test
2006NR
McLaren at Play
2006NR
Out-of-Focus Cloudscape
2006NR
The Seasons
2006NR
Little Negro
2006
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Chaplin Test
2006
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Surrealistic Hand Drawing
2006NR
Pen Drawings
2006
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The Hypnosis Film
2006
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War and Peace
20056.0
On the Farm
2003
3.0
Six and Seven-Eighths
20036.7
Creative Process: Norman McLaren
1990NR
Norman McLaren and Claude Jutra Safer Sex Short
1985
5.7
Narcissus
1983
6.5
McLaren on McLaren
19836.0
Animated Motion: Part 5
19785.8
Animated Motion: Part 2
19775.5
Animated Motion: Part 3
19775.5
Animated Motion: Part 4
19775.5
Animated Motion: Part 1
1976
7.3
Grierson
1973
6.2
Pinscreen
197310.0
Tour en l'air
1973
7.1
Ballet Adagio
1972
6.0
Cinéastes de notre temps : Norman McLaren
1972
6.8
Synchromy
1971
8.0
The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees
1970
7.0
Opening Speech
19696.2
Spheres
1969
6.7
Pas de Deux
1968
7.5
Korean Alphabet
1967
5.5
Mosaic
1965
6.2
Canon
1964
7.1
Christmas Cracker
19639.0
Seven Surprizes
1963
6.4
Lines: Horizontal
19625.5
New York Lightboard Record
1961
2.0
The Flicker Film
1961
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New York Lightboard
19615.4
Lines: Vertical
1960NR
Test A for Synchromy
1960NR
Test B For Synchromy
1960
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Doors
1959
4.3
Mail Early for Christmas
19595.8
Serenal
1959
6.2
Short and Suite
1959
6.3
Blackbird
1958
6.8
A Chairy Tale
19575.4
Rythmetic
1956
6.4
Blinkity Blank
19555.7
Two Bagatelles
1953
7.6
Neighbours
1952
6.2
A Phantasy
19527.0
Twirligig
1952
6.0
Now Is the Time
1951
6.1
Pen Point Percussion
1951
6.5
Around Is Around
1951NR
The Corridor
1950
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Pas de deux 5
1950
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The Seasons
1950
7.0
Begone Dull Care
1949
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A Summer Day in Ottawa in 1949
1949
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Leapfrog
1949
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McLaren in Ottawa
1949
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Colour Flicker
19486.0
Dots and Loops
19485.7
La poulette grise
1947
5.5
Fiddle De-Dee
1947
9.0
Chants populaires nº 6
19466.2
Up There in the Mountains
1946
6.9
A Little Phantasy on a 19th-century Painting
19464.1
Hoppity Pop
1946
5.7
Rock the Boat
1944
6.5
Keep Your Mouth Shut
1944
5.8
Alouette
1944NR
The Head Test
1944
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A Rainy Day
1944
7.0
Chants populaires nº 5
1943NR
Snakes
1943
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Barrel Zoom
1943
5.3
Dollar Dance
1943
6.4
Hen Hop
1942
5.7
5 for 4
1942
6.1
Boogie-Doodle
19415.4
Mail Early
1941
5.0
V for Victory
1941
6.1
Loops
19405.3
NBC Valentine Greeting
1940
6.2
Dots
1940
5.9
Spook Sport
19406.4
Scherzo
1939
5.9
Stars and Stripes
1939
6.1
Love on the Wing
1939
5.5
The Obedient Flame
19399.0
Allegro
1939
5.3
Mony a Pickle
193810.0
A Job in a Million
1937
5.8
News for the Navy
19375.3
Book Bargain
19378.0
Defence of Madrid
1936
6.0
Hell Unltd
1936
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McLaren Homemovie
19365.8
Camera Makes Whoopee
1935
5.7
Polychrome Fantasy
19355.1
7 Till 5: A Pattern of the Day's Doings
1933