Movies

  • 1949
    Begone Dull Care

    Begone Dull Care

    Begone Dull Care

    6.71949HD

    In this extraordinary short animation, Evelyn Lambart and Norman McLaren painted colours, shapes, and transformations directly onto their filmstrip....

    Begone Dull Care
  • 1957
    A Chairy Tale

    A Chairy Tale

    A Chairy Tale

    6.71957HD

    An ordinary looking chair refuses to be sat upon.

    A Chairy Tale
  • 1969
    The Hoarder

    The Hoarder

    The Hoarder

    71969HD

    A greedy little blue jay carries away whatever his beak can grasp. Berries, birds' eggs (nests and all), and even the sun in the sky go into his...

    The Hoarder
  • 1976
    The Lion and the Mouse

    The Lion and the Mouse

    The Lion and the Mouse

    61976HD

    This animated short by Evelyn Lambart is a visual adaptation of the famous Aesop fable "The Lion and the Mouse," in which a mouse proves to a lion...

    The Lion and the Mouse
  • 1962
    Lines: Horizontal

    Lines: Horizontal

    Lines: Horizontal

    6.11962HD

    An experiment in pure design by film artists Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart. Lines, ruled directly on film, move with precision and grace against...

    Lines: Horizontal
  • 1970
    Paradise Lost

    Paradise Lost

    Paradise Lost

    61970HD

    This short animation by artist and animator Evelyn Lambart offers a wordless plea for the right of all living creatures to a clean, unpolluted...

    Paradise Lost
  • 1955
    The Colour of Life

    The Colour of Life

    The Colour of Life

    01955HD

    This film probes the perennial miracle of the growth of a seedling, the seasonal upsurge of life in a forest giant, and the mysterious alchemy of a...

    The Colour of Life
  • 1965
    Mosaic

    Mosaic

    Mosaic

    5.21965HD

    A man sets a ping-pong ball into motion and it becomes fruitful and multiplies.

    Mosaic
  • 1973
    The Story of Christmas

    The Story of Christmas

    The Story of Christmas

    51973HD

    This short animation tells the familiar story of Christmas in an innovative and colourful way. Filmmaker Evelyn Lambart uses glowing zinc cut-outs to...

    The Story of Christmas
  • 1974
    Mr. Frog Went A-Courting

    Mr. Frog Went A-Courting

    Mr. Frog Went A-Courting

    5.81974HD

    In this short film by animator Evelyn Lambart, a handsome frog courts and wins a mouse for his bride. The colourful animation does full justice to...

    Mr. Frog Went A-Courting
  • 1959
    Short and Suite

    Short and Suite

    Short and Suite

    61959HD

    A color cocktail by Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart, translating into moving patterns of color and light the moods of music written for a jazz...

    Short and Suite
  • 1973
    Pinscreen

    Pinscreen

    Pinscreen

    6.71973HD

    Pinscreen animation makes use of a screen filled with movable pins, which can be moved in or out by pressing an object onto the screen. The screen is...

    Pinscreen
  • 1968
    Fine Feathers

    Fine Feathers

    Fine Feathers

    6.91968HD

    Two duelling birds get the urge to change their plumage. A blue jay wants to be decked out in the green of cedar, and a loon dons the burnished red...

    Fine Feathers
  • 2014
    Making Movie History: Evelyn Lambart

    Making Movie History: Evelyn Lambart

    Making Movie History: Evelyn Lambart

    02014HD

    Animation pioneer Evelyn Lambart recalls arriving at the NFB in the 1940s, her celebrated collaborations with Norman McLaren and her approach to her...

    Making Movie History: Evelyn Lambart
  • 1960
    Lines: Vertical

    Lines: Vertical

    Lines: Vertical

    5.21960HD

    An experiment in pure design by film artists Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart. Lines, ruled directly on film, move with precision and grace against...

    Lines: Vertical
  • 1956
    Rythmetic

    Rythmetic

    Rythmetic

    5.11956HD

    Rythmetic is a 1956 Canadian short animated film directed by Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart where numbers are the main characters.

    Rythmetic
  • 1952
    O Canada

    O Canada

    O Canada

    01952HD

    This very short stereoscopic film by Evelyn Lambart uses drawings to suggest movement across Canada’s ever-changing countryside.

    O Canada
  • 1980
    The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

    The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

    The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

    5.31980HD

    In this animated short, Evelyn Lambart uses her well-known style of animation – paper figures and brightly colored backgrounds – to...

    The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
  • 2006
    Evelyn Lambart

    Evelyn Lambart

    Evelyn Lambart

    02006HD

    The fifth thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren; this time with a focus on his collaborator Evelyn Lambart.

    Evelyn Lambart
  • 2006
    Birdlings

    Birdlings

    Birdlings

    02006HD

    This 1967 footage shows McLaren at a computer with Evelyn Lambart, Rene Pardo and two other technicians, followed by the animation test some call...

    Birdlings