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Norman Mclaren The Masters Edition (E)

• Director: Norman Mclaren
• Genre: Animation, Experimental
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• Country: Canada
• Language: English
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• Running time: 15 hours
• Release date: 26 February 2007
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Synopsis

The complete works, remastered all in one 7-DVD set.

Norman McLaren is a giant in the history of the art of animation. His films form a coherent and extraordinary body of work that reveals an outstanding inventiveness, groundbreaking research and deep-rooted humanism. He has influenced and inspired artists, animators and filmmakers from Picasso and Truffaut to Lucas andLinklater. For the first time, Norman McLaren’s work has been collected to form this definitive seven DVD Master’s Edition box set. To illustrate his

creative process and sources of inspiration, the set includes numerous tests, unfinished films and fifteen original thematic documentaries that show the artist in a new light. The restorative process was undertaken with the highest care and sensitivity to remain faithful to the originals while also digitally enhancing colour and sound. The Norman McLaren Master’s Edition features all of his surviving works including the award winning Neighbours(1952) and Pas De Deux(1968).

DVD Extras

88 bilingual booklet. 15 exclusive thematic documentaries. Over 40 previously unreleased tests and unfinished films.