Underplayed Gems

Begone Dull Care (1949)

Begone Dull Care poster
Directed by
Norman McLaren, Evelyn Lambart
Genre
documentary film
Country
Canada
Runtime
8 min
Rated
0
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 75 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Painted directly on film stock, this short animation turns jazz music into dancing colors and shapes. It creates a wordless visual performance with no characters or story.

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What happens

Begone Dull Care (French: Caprice en couleurs) is a 1949 visual music animated film directed by Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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