Lines: Vertical (1960)
Genre : Animation
Runtime : 6M
Director : Norman McLaren, Evelyn Lambart
Synopsis
An experiment in pure design by film artists Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart. Lines, ruled directly on film, move with precision and grace against a background of changing colors, in response to music specially composed for the films.
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When three parents discover that each of their daughters have a pact to lose their virginity at prom, they launch a covert one-night operation to stop the teens from sealing the deal.
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An unexpected affair quickly escalates into a heart-stopping reality for two women whose passionate connection changes their lives forever.
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The star of a team of teenage crime fighters falls for the alluring villainess she must bring to justice.
Two high school girls are best friends until one dates the other's older brother, who is totally his sister's nemesis.
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In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.
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