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An Homage to 30 Years of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
About this playlist
On the occasion of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal's 30th anniversary, we've put together a selection of films set to music that's sure to get you moving. Or at least tapping your feet. The playlist includes classics such as The Log Driver's Waltz, Street Musique and Norman McLaren's Begone Dull Care, featuring music by the great Oscar Peterson. You'll be able to relive musical and cinematic moments from years gone by. Enjoy.
Selected films
Juke-Bar
- This animated short introduces a juke box into a greasy spoon diner overrun with cockroaches. The cockroaches get ...
- by Martin Barry,
- 1989,
- 10 min 30 s
Canada Vignettes: Log Driver's Waltz
- This lighthearted, animated short is based on the song "The Log Driver's Waltz" by Wade Hemsworth. Easily ...
- by John Weldon,
- 1979,
- 3 min
Hen Hop
- This joyful short animation features a dancing hen that transforms into an egg. The film was made without ...
- by Norman McLaren,
- 1942,
- 3 min 40 s
Le merle
- In this animation film, Norman McLaren imparts unusual activity to an old French-Canadian nonsense song. Simple white cut-outs ...
- by Norman McLaren,
- 1958,
- 4 min 39 s
Begone Dull Care
- An extraordinary animation in which Evelyn Lambart and Norman McLaren painted directly on film. The result is a ...
- by Evelyn Lambart,
- Norman McLaren,
- 1949,
- 7 min 52 s
Walking
- Animator Ryan Larkin uses an artist's sensibility to illustrate the way people walk. He employs a variety ...
- by Ryan Larkin,
- 1968,
- 5 min 6 s
Street Musique
- Animator Ryan Larkin does a visual improvisation to music performed by a popular group presented as sidewalk entertainers ...
- by Ryan Larkin,
- 1972,
- 8 min 45 s
Boogie-Doodle
- In this short animation film, the "boogie" is played by Albert Ammons and the "doodle" is drawn by ...
- by Norman McLaren,
- 1941,
- 3 min 28 s
