White paper cutouts later superimposed, optically, on simple colored backgrounds. A stylized bird dances to a French-Canadian "nonsense" folk-song.
Original title: Le Merle
Directed by: Norman MCLAREN
Country: Canada
Year of production: 1958
Running time: 04 min 40 s
Category: Short film
Techniques used: cut-outs
Process: Colour
Directed by: Norman MCLAREN
Production: ONF - OFFICE NATIONAL DU FILM DU CANADA
Animation: Norman McLaren, Evelyn Lambart
Music: Trio Lyrique, Maurice Blackburn