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The Magic Canvas( 1948)

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A study in movement, form & colour.

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A powerfully graphic piece of animation that best expresses John Halas' own feelings about mans universal quest for freedom.

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Apr 04 2022
    The opening slide gives us an idea as to what is intended here - an abstract ballet depicted through shapes. Initially, these shapes are random, but they evolve into more recognisable and better defined ones: human, animal, vegetable - and much of the pace comes from an evocative score that accompanies the simple but interesting animation. Firstly, a bird flying high, caught in a storm, exhausted but still migrating across land, desert and sea. It encounters an human before reverting back to the abstract and the ending. It's got a slightly evolutionary theme to it, I thought, as it finished pre...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • short film