Spook Sport

Directed by Mary Ellen Bute, Norman McLaren, Ted Nemeth · 1940

Ghosts, bats and skeletons dance across the screen in an expressionistic animated interpretation of Saint-Saëns' 'Danse macabre', drawn directly onto film.

A pioneering piece of visual music, hand-drawn straight onto 35 mm film.

An expressionistic interpretation of 'Danse macabre' by Camille Saint-Saëns. Conventional cel animation and pen drawings were done by Norman McLaren directly on 35 mm film stock.

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