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Perhaps the only film whose content is totally based on the musical form known as canon. The first sequence is a simple demonstration of the canon "Frere Jacques" where four cubes dance and combine with one another on a checkerboard. The second sequence show four little human-like figures dancing in space. The third and most elaborate sequence shows a human going through several strange gesticulations. Through multiple printing we realize that the man, as in the previous sequences, is part of a visual canon and is making the gestures to himself. As we hear variations on the canonic theme so too do we witness visual variations: a woman and cat enters the canon. To show the musical technique of inversion, the image of the man is printed upside down. Read More

Watch Canon online. Featuring , Canon is classified as Animation genre movie with an average rating across the web of 6. It is available for streaming online in the UK The movie was filmed in Canada and was released on 1964. Canon was directed by Grant Munro,Norman McLaren. Read Less