LE MERLE

Directed by Norman McLaren · 1958

White paper cut-outs on pastel backgrounds playfully illustrate the French-Canadian nonsense song "Mon Merle", about a blackbird losing parts of itself.

A delightful, minimalist McLaren classic that turns a folk song into pure visual play.

In this animation film, Norman McLaren imparts unusual activity to an old French-Canadian nonsense song. Simple white cut-outs on pastel backgrounds, many by Evelyn Lambart, provide lively illustrations. The folksong "Mo

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