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Icarus

1974 (estimated) Theatrical National Film Board of Canada

Foreign title: Icare (French)

Studio
National Film Board of Canada
Distributor
National Film Board of Canada

Synopsis

The Greek myth retold with film animation, accompanied by music for flute. Music, drawing, color and movement here follow a moving, classic restraint. Daedalus, inventor of many things, provides the wings to escape from Crete, but Icarus, his son, impetuously flies too close to the sun. In this film, artist and composer share equal pleasure in the telling, with a feeling that the audience will share.

Characters

Daedalus, Icarus

Credits

Directing

Director
Paul Bochner

Producing

Producer
Wolf Koenig

Music

Music
Eldon Rathburn

Production notes

A film without words.