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1968 Canadian film
Pas de deux (released as Duo in the United States) is a 1968 short
dance film by
Norman McLaren , produced by the
National Film Board of Canada .
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Production
Pas de deux is choreographed to
Romanian
pan pipe music by
Ludmilla Chiriaeff .
[3] Ballerina Margaret Mercier dances by herself (or rather, with images of herself), before being joined by
Vincent Warren to perform the
pas de deux of the title.
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It was filmed in a studio where the walls and floor were painted black. Lighting was from the sides, so only the dancers' silhouettes appear, and their images are repeatedly multiplied.[
citation needed ]
The film was photographed on
high contrast stock, with optical,
step-and-repeat printing, for a sensuous and almost
stroboscopic appearance.[
citation needed ]
Awards
22nd British Academy Film Awards , London: BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation, 1969
BFI London Film Festival , London: Outstanding Film of the Year, 1968
Chicago International Film Festival , Chicago: Special Plaque of the Jury, 1968
20th Canadian Film Awards ,
Toronto : Special Prize for Outstanding Artistic Achievement, 1968
FIBA International Festival of Buenos Aires,
Buenos Aires : Silver Cabildo for the Most Original Film, 1968
Cambodia International Film Festival,
Phnom Penh : First Prize, Short Film, 1968
Locarno Film Festival ,
Locarno , Switzerland: Diploma of Honour, 1968
Melbourne International Film Festival ,
Melbourne : Grand Prize, Short Subject, 1969
Film Critics and Journalists Association of Ceylon,
Colombo , Sri Lanka: Golden Plaque, Short Film, 1969
International Film Festival of Ballet,
Nervi : Silver Orchid Award, 1969
Yorkton Film Festival ,
Yorkton , Saskatchewan: First Place, Creative Art, 1969
Colombo International Film Festival,
Colombo , Sri Lanka: Honourable Mention, Short Film, 1969
Salerno Short Film Festival ,
Salerno , Italy: Trophy of the Festival, 1970
Panama International Film Festival,
Panama City , Panama: Award for Best Short Film, 1970
International Festival of Short Films,
Philadelphia : Top Film of the Festival, 1971
American Film and Video Festival, New York: Blue Ribbon, 1970
American Film and Video Festival, New York: Emily Award, 1970
Festival of Music and Dance,
Menton : Prize of the Secretary of State to the Prime Minister in charge of Youth, Sports and Leisure, 1971
41st Academy Awards , Los Angeles: Nominee (as Duo ): Best Live Action Short Subject, 1969
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