Loops (1940)
Genre : Animation
Runtime : 2M
Director : Norman McLaren
Synopsis
An experimental film in which both sound and visuals were created entirely by McLaren drawing directly upon the film with ordinary pen and ink. The titles are in eight languages. Rereleased with multilingual titles in 1949.
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