Narcissus (1983 film)

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Narcissus is a 1983 Canadian short musical and experimental film directed by Norman McLaren and produced by David Verrall, visualizing the legend of Narcissus in a modern way.^[1] It was produced for the National Film Board of Canada.

• Jean-Louis Morin as "Narcissus"
• Sylvie Kinal as "Nymph"
• Sylvain Lafortune as "A friend"

The film had a budget of $702,607 (equivalent to $1,899,820 in 2023).^[2]

• International Film Festival of India, New Delhi: Golden Peacock for Best Short Film of the Festival, 1984
• Dance on Camera Festival, New York: Gold Star Award, 1984
• Yorkton Film Festival, Yorkton: Golden Sheaf for Best Experimental Film, 1984
• American Film and Video Festival, New York: Honorable Mention, Visual Essays, 1984
• Columbus International Film & Animation Festival, Columbus, Ohio: Honorable Mention, 1984
• Cartagena International Film Festival, Murcia, Spain: Special Mention 1985
• International Romantic Film Festival, Divonne-les-Bains: First Prize/Madame de Stael Prize, 1985

• Evans, Gary (1991). In the National Interest: A Chronicle of the National Film Board of Canada from 1949 to 1989. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0802027849.

• Watch Narcissus on the NFB website
• Narcissus at IMDb 

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