Pas de deux

  1. Overview
  2. Fact Sheet

Two dancers are first filmed in slow motion. Then, in a series of twelve multiple exposures on one reel of film, the dance movements are extended and emphasized and given a unique cinematographic form.

The film

  • Film identity

    Original title: Pas de deux

    Directed by: Norman MCLAREN

    Country: Canada

    Year of production: 1967

    Running time: 13 min 22 s

  • Technique

    Category: Short films

    Techniques used: live action

    Process: Black and white

    Target public: All audiences

  • Credits

    Directed by: Norman MCLAREN

    Production: ONF - OFFICE NATIONAL DU FILM DU CANADA

    Animation: Norman MCLAREN

    Camera: Jacques FOGEL

    Music: Maurice BLACKBURN

    Sound: Ron ALEXANDER

    Other credits: Interprètes : Margaret MERCIER, Vincent WARREN