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Serenal

Norman McLaren

1959 3 min

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A gay fantasia of patterned sound in which Norman McLaren salutes the West Indies, painting the spirit of fiesta on film to the lively beat of an island tune by Trinidad's Grand Curacaya Orchestra.

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A gay fantasia of patterned sound in which Norman McLaren salutes the West Indies, painting the spirit of fiesta on film to the lively beat of an island tune by Trinidad's Grand Curacaya Orchestra.

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Credits

• director
  Norman McLaren
  
• producer
  Norman McLaren
  
• animation
  Norman McLaren
  
• music
  Grand Curucaya Orchestra
  

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