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Abstract images drawn directly onto the film are accompanied by three pieces of jazz performed by the Oscar Peterson trio. full summary | add synopsis
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 (From The AV Club. 13 April 2009, 10:00 PM, PDT)

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Also Known As:
A Phantasy in Colors (USA) (DVD title)
Caprice en couleurs (Canada: French title)
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"Begone dull care" is a common Scottish phrase Norman McLaren used to hear as a boy in Scotland. more

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Absolutely Stunning!!!, 25 November 2002
10/10
Author: Squrpleboy from Ontario, Canada

A masterpiece of hand-drawn & experimental cinema! McLaren & Lambert pulled out all the stops for the wonderful viewing experience that would become BEGONE DULL CARE, a film made directly by hand through painting, etching, drawing, and pattern- rolling onto clear 35 mm film stock. The phantasmagoria of colours, patterns, images and surreal optical trickery of perceived depth of field are blended together PERFECTLY with the rollicking Jazz soundtrack provided by Canadian Jazz-pianist extraordinaire, Oscar Peterson, and his band. Although this style of animation has been attempted many times, by countless others, both before and since, NONE have come close to Norman McLaren & Evelyn Lambert's stunning accomplishment: BEGONE DULL CARE!

10/10. A resounding visual triumph.........and just so much fun to watch!

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