NBC Valentine greeting

Drawn directly on black and white 35mm film stock, this early Norman McLaren film is a play on the theme of hearts. Two hearts cavort, change shape, shoot arrows at one another, give birth and finally become one heart bearing the message ‘Will you be our Valentine?’. This short clip greeted NBC Television viewers on Valentine’s Day, 1940.

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Credits

producer

Norman McLaren

production company

ONF | NFB

Duration

00:01:50:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1940

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

307144

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Canada

Experimental

Experimental → Experimental films - Canada

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Love

Silent films

Television

Sound/audio

Silent

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Canada, 1940

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