Norman McLaren made Scherzo early after his arrival in North America in 1939, but the film was subsequently lost. In 1984 the original materials were found and the hand-drawn images and sound were reconstituted. Picture and sound dance triple-quick in this animated version of a musical scherzo. A film without words.
Mars, 2035. The daily wearout overtires the space’s station crew. The anger of one of the members arises, there is no other choice but to conceal it, in order to preserve the apparently cohesiveness of the team.
Simplistic drawings portray the myths and rituals of the ancient Moche civilization as interpreted by the filmmaker from the artwork on Moche pottery, inspired by Donnan McClelland's "Sex and Death.
A surreal, pop-art depiction of a young girl losing her virginity.
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Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor Op. 39
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor Op. 39 · Claudio Arrau Chopin / Beethoven / Mozart / Haydn / Liszt: Piano Works ...
Symphony No. 1 in E Minor Op. 39: III. Scherzo. Allegro
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America Symphony No. 1 in E Minor Op. 39: III. Scherzo. Allegro · Orchestre Métropolitain Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E ...
Popular movie trailers from 1939
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The Jones family females decide to teach Father a lesson. He's neglecting the family business to run for mayor, so they decide to neglect their household chores.
The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.
The MGM crime reporter introduces Norman Kennedy, District Attorney of a large city, he who talks about the general want for money, and the extraordinary lengths some will go to to get it.
The feisty boss of a chain of cafes wants to push the youngest of her daughters off on a husband, who would be well-suited to take over the business one day.
In this sequel to Four Daughters, Ann struggles to move on after the death of her husband as she falls in love with Felix, but on the day of her engagement discovers that she carries Mickey's child.